Markets for many curbside recyclables have been relatively steady lately, with paper and plastic grades maintaining their values into early December.
Markets for many curbside recyclables have been relatively steady lately, with paper and plastic grades maintaining their values into early December.
OCC shipments reached their highest volume in two years in October, while mixed paper exports were down by 18 percent year-over-year, according to the latest U.S. trade figures.
Recovered paper end users commented on some of the key trends in the recycled paper industry during their recent quarterly earnings calls.
Prices for post-consumer fibers have remained steady lately, and prices for both natural and color HDPE have climbed.
As part of the Trump administration’s trade war with China, a number of tariffs have been levied on the import of Chinese goods. A handful of recycling companies and one trade group have sought exemptions.
A company billing its technology as a landfill alternative is scaling up to create a solid recovered fuel from otherwise disposal-bound material.
Three of North America’s largest garbage and recycling companies continued to feel the pinch of falling recycling revenues during the third quarter, financial reports show.
DJ VanDeusen of WestRock speaks on stage at the 2018 Resource Recycling Conference.
During the recycling markets plenary session at the Resource Recycling Conference last year, the Chinese ban on imports of key recyclables had been recently announced and was yet to be implemented.
