A recent survey of Northeast MRFs found the blended average value of a ton of recyclables was nearly $170 during the second quarter. | SocoXbreed/Shutterstock
The value of curbside recyclables increased in the second quarter of 2022, according to a bale study conducted by the Northeast Recycling Council.
August has brought increasingly gloomy recyclables markets, with major drops in the pricing of PET, mixed paper, color HDPE and polypropylene.
July has seen sweeping drops in the value of PET, HDPE and PP, according to the latest pricing survey. Prices also fell for recycled aluminum cans.
The price of post-consumer aluminum cans took a tumble over the past month, although the value of most other key curbside materials held steady.
India, Mexico and Vietnam are still the top three destinations for U.S. OCC and paper in the first quarter of 2022. | Siwakorn1933/Shutterstock
U.S. exports of recovered fiber held relatively steady during the first quarter of 2022, but scrap plastic shipments plunged by more than one-fifth. Continue Reading
In the company’s annual report, ADS showed gross profit was over $800 million, up 16% from the previous year. | Courtesy of ADS
Advanced Drainage Systems, now the largest plastics reclaimer in North America, increased its product sales by nearly 40% last year.
NERC’s survey showed that the blended value for a ton of recyclables in the first quarter of 2022 was down 15% from the previous quarter but up 57% year over year. | Olexandr Panchenko/Shutterstock
The value of curbside recyclables dropped again in the first quarter of 2022, according to a newly released bale study. But pricing remained higher than what was seen during the same period last year.
