The hottest commodity in e-scrap? Warehouse space
Fast-rising warehouse lease rates are pinching North American electronics recycling and reuse companies, forcing processors to shift real estate strategies...
Markets
Analysts say higher PCR prices are the new normal
Post-consumer HDPE and PP prices have been hot lately, and they're likely to stay that way given consistently strong demand...
Chinese paper giant will up intake of OCC in Wisconsin
ND Paper is boosting its appetite for recovered fiber bales by engaging in a machine conversion project at a Midwest...
Echo reports acquisitions and higher profits in 2021
Strong commodity markets, a booming device resale business and a couple of acquisitions drove profitability for a group of southwestern...
Mixed bale processor adds facility in western Canada
Driven by demand for polypropylene and polyethylene, plastics recycler EFS-plastics is opening a processing site in Lethbridge, Alberta. Driven by...
Sims repurposes more material and grows revenue by 9%
ITAD and data center services company Sims Lifecycle Service boosted its sales and profits during the latter half of last...
How private equity has boosted various links in value chain
A panel discussion used recent investment activity around reclaimers Evergreen and Tangent Technologies to explore wider trends in the plastics...
PET bale prices jump 24% in last month
According to a national pricing index, the value of scrap PET, color HDPE and PP bales all surged of late,...
Curbside aluminum and plastic values jump sharply
March has brought surges in prices for several curbside recyclables, with PET containers up 24%, aluminum cans up 25%, color...
MRFs report bale prices cooled in late 2021
The steady, steep year-long runup in recyclables prices came to an end during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to...
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