Price of recycled paper grade jumps nearly 30%
Recycling facilities are encountering both good and bad news on the fiber-market front: OCC prices have increased substantially, but mixed...
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Paper and plastic export numbers take historic dive
In 2019, recovered fiber exports from the United States experienced their largest year-over-year decline on record. U.S. scrap plastic exports...
Experts react to China’s updated metals specs
Reports from the Bureau of International Recycling shine a light on non-ferrous scrap metal markets as we enter the new...
Cascade: Mobile resale prices surge, computer values drop
Resale values for used computers declined in 2019 after multiple years of increases, according to an ITAD firm. One possible...
US and Canada to add major processing capacity
The North American plastics recycling sector is poised to add over 1 billion pounds of annual capacity, according to a...
Experts react to China’s updated metals specs
Reports from the Bureau of International Recycling shine a light on non-ferrous scrap metal markets as we enter the new...
Recycling firm will shutter facilities due to paper market
Update: Quebec government officials say they've reached an agreement with Rebuts Solides Canadiens to continue services until another operator can...
China turns its focus to domestic plastic waste
After shaking up the U.S. recycling sector with an import ban on post-consumer plastics, the Chinese government is taking aim...
Business demand spurs rise in PC sales
Global PC purchases increased in 2019, reversing a years-long downward trend. The growth was driven primarily by sales to the...
Key curbside grade continues upward trend
Prices for natural HDPE bales have remained at record highs this month, but color HDPE bale prices have fallen. The...
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