Recycled HDPE prices continue to escalate
The price of recovered natural HDPE has climbed again, in some areas breaking recent records. The price of OCC dropped...
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How one processor went global and kept costs in check
ITAD firms are increasingly asked to provide international service for their customers, but that can be an expensive endeavor. A...
Exports tumble and ‘ungodly demand’ boosts HDPE prices
Overseas appetite for post-consumer scrap plastic dwindled in the third quarter. But on the domestic side, the value of recovered...
Thermoform recycling operation coming to California
A Mexican company that developed a system to process post-consumer PET thermoforms will open a $7 million plant in the...
Three plastic scrap end users report finances
Unifi, Trex and Greystone Logistics, U.S. manufacturers that use large amounts of recycled plastic, recently released their quarterly results. Unifi...
Washington state mill to add OCC line next year
Packaging Corporation of America will begin consuming OCC at a mill in the Pacific Northwest, citing customer demand, feedstock availability...
Third-quarter recycling numbers sting more haulers
Some of the largest publicly traded garbage and recycling companies got pinched by recycling markets during the third quarter. Others...
Asian markets for e-plastics evolve amid uncertainty
Asia remains the destination for many plastics recovered from electronics. But as buyers relocate from China to other countries, prices...
WM not expecting uptick on paper pricing any time soon
North America's largest garbage and recycling company experienced deepening pain from depressed recycling markets during the third quarter. Waste Management's...
GFL filing offers glimpse at firm’s recycling presence
Waste giant GFL Environmental has filed for an initial public offering, aiming to raise up to $2.4 billion. The company...
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