Over the past month, the market value for certain fiber grades has stabilized after a period of significant decline. The current national average of old corrugated containers (PS 11) is up 3 percent over last month, recovering from a low of $103.44 early October to the current average of $106.88 per ton. This still represents a dramatic drop of 41...

Prices for post-consumer PET and HDPE containers have remained relatively steady lately, though film values have declined. The current national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars sits at 15.21 cents per pound. This represents a 2 percent drop since early September, when the average was 15.58 cents per pound. One year ago, this common curbside grade was...

Over the past month, market prices for curbside paper grades have dropped significantly. Post-consumer plastic prices, meanwhile, have only seen slight declines. The national average of Sorted Residential Papers (PS 56, formerly PS 8 News) has dropped 29 percent over the past month, from $78.13 per ton early September, to the current $55.63 per ton. This also represents an 47...

While prices for recovered PET and HDPE have remained steady or increased, post-consumer film values continue to nose-dive. The current national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars has held steady during the past month, currently trading at 15.71 cents per pound. A year ago, this common curbside grade was trading 48 percent lower, at 10.65 cents per...

Prices for recovered OCC and sorted fiber have both seen decreases over the past month, but PET plastic has held steady and HDPE has gained around 10 percent. Old corrugated containers (PS 11) national average prices have dropped 12 percent, from a high of $174.06 per ton in early August to the current $155.31 per ton. This represents a return...

Our monthly markets update shows prices have been healthy for recovered PET and HDPE containers, but they've fallen for films. The current national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars has remained steady over the past two months, currently trading at 15.60 cents per pound. One year ago, this common curbside grade was trading 42 percent lower, at...

Our monthly look at values for common post-consumer materials shows steadiness in recovered PET, HDPE and film grades. The current national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles remained steady over the past month, currently trading at 15.72 cents per pound. One month ago, this common grade was trading at 15.48 cents per pound. By comparison, the national average price was...

Our monthly look at values for common post-consumer materials shows steadiness in plastics and rises in fiber, with some particularly notable jumps seen in old corrugated containers. On the fiber front, OCC (PS 11) moved up 17 percent over the past month, from a national average of $153.75 per ton on June 7 to the current $180.00 per ton. One...

The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars has been increasing steadily since January. On Jan. 3, the national average price was 10.8 cents per pound. It has moved up 40 percent to the current 15.1 cents per pound. Meanwhile, the national average price of post-consumer natural HDPE from curbside collection programs has been on a roller coaster...

During the past year, the national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars rose steadily by 68 percent, from 8.6 cents per pound in March 2016 to the current 14.5 cents per pound. In December 2016, the year-end national average PET price was 10.7 cents per pound. The first four months in 2017 yielded a price increase of...