Prices for recycled HDPE peaked at the beginning of 2015 and never quite recovered to that level for the remainder of the year, following the general downward trend in prime HDPE pricing.
Prices for recycled HDPE peaked at the beginning of 2015 and never quite recovered to that level for the remainder of the year, following the general downward trend in prime HDPE pricing.
A sort line at a PET recycling facility in China. Photo courtesy of Patty Moore.
Revamped regulations in China require plastics recycling operations to meet minimum processing benchmarks and a variety of other standards.