Multiple recovered fiber grades continued to decline in price over the past month. The same downward trend was seen for PET and HDPE.
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Multiple recovered fiber grades continued to decline in price over the past month. The same downward trend was seen for PET and HDPE.
Post-consumer recycled cartons have several end markets throughout North America.
Lately, consumers have been exposed to new – and often confusing – information about recycling, encountering many headlines about the effects of China’s ban on waste imports from the U.S.
The U.S. paper recovery rate has been at or above 63% each year for the past decade.
Every year, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) releases the U.S. paper recovery for recycling rate. The annual figure informs us how much recovered paper is being used to create new products in a given year and is also an important indicator of how much paper and paper-based packaging is kept out of landfills after use.
Oregon was the first state in the U.S. to implement a beverage container deposit/refund system, rolling out its program in 1972. Since then, the system has shown it can keep on a path of continuous improvement.
Lower prices have persisted for a number of key curbside recyclables, including fiber grades and aluminum cans.
