Market recovery is on display in a Colorado city, and a recycled-content manufacturer pledges major investments in the U.S.
For North America’s largest haulers, recycling pleasure has given way to pain. After enjoying big returns from higher commodity prices in the first quarter, three recycling giants noted tumbling fiber prices in April.
Surges in commodity prices during the first quarter drove huge recycling revenue gains for Waste Management, Republic Services and Waste Connections.
Higher commodity values helped lift recycling-related revenues for the third-largest hauler in North America.
A rebound in commodity values meant substantial recycling-related revenue boosts for North America’s two largest residential haulers.
A months-long string of rising prices for recovered materials has continued into February.
The U.S. officially withdraws from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and an Oklahoma community struggles with high rates of contamination in curbside carts.
This story originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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The Windy City’s recycling rate sees another drop, and some residents are unhappy with the way Charlotte, N.C. wants OCC placed in the cart.
