After steadily rising this year, prices for several grades of post-consumer plastic seem to have plateaued this month.
A leader with the Sustainable Packaging Coalition compares and contrasts the first two U.S. state EPR laws. | KWJPHOTOART / Shutterstock
A leader at NOVA Chemicals says ease of recycling access is essential to build circularity in plastics. | spwidoff / Shutterstock
Bales of recovered PET and HDPE have increased in value this month, with natural HDPE hitting another record high.
The head of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries says the group has worked closely with officials in countries around the world to ensure that exported materials meet high quality thresholds. | peresanz / Shutterstock
The author makes the case that user incentives must be a part of wider strategies to boost plastics recovery. | Thomas Bethge / Shutterstock
Sellers of recycled plastics have continued to enjoy strong markets, with virtually all grades seeing value boosts from June to July.