Numbers for the first nine months of the year show volume drops in all materials but paper.
Numbers for the first nine months of the year show volume drops in all materials but paper.
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has released its annual Scrap Yearbook, a statistical and comprehensive publication regarding the U.S. and global scrap industry.
Logistics experts predict the current low costs of moving recyclables from processing plants to end-use mills will continue through the end of the year.
The first half of the year showed few upticks in volume or price for exported recyclables.
Price and volume totals for the exports of most materials continue to lag levels from a year ago.
Exports of scrap plastics saw a sizable month-to-month bump in volume at the start of 2016, but most materials showed declines in comparison to 2015 levels.