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...

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...