Plastic bale pricing falls while paper, UBCs firm
PET bales remained steady at low levels, while HDPE and PP grades fell; paper and aluminum cans saw pricing gains.
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GP Recycling offers on-ramp for smaller recyclers
The company's hubbIT platform is a way for smaller generators to sell plastic, glass and metal bottles to the brokerage,...
Paper industry output falls in 2025, while packaging stays strong
The American Forest & Paper Association released its 66th Annual Paper Industry Capacity and Fiber Consumption Survey last week.
Longview mill tragedy raises broader questions for fiber, recycling sectors
A deadly explosion at Nippon Dynawave Packaging’s Longview, Washington plant prompts new questions for the pulp, paper and packaging industries.
PP bales rise, paper grades edge higher
The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars rose marginally in May, now averaging 2.24 cents per...
Recycling access for paper cups hits 20% of US
This figure represents a quadrupling in the past decade, spurred by significant investment and action.
APR, industry groups testify on overcapacity
Steve Alexander, CEO of APR, pointed to China as driving global oversupply despite fluctuating PET imports to the US and...
Fiber producers push for June price increases
Ahead of the announcements, International Paper, Smurfit Westrock and others pointed to a sudden rise in demand, higher costs and...
Report finds path forward for compostable packaging
A new report by Closed Loop Partners’ Composting Consortium examined five years of research, field testing and cross-industry collaboration and...
Waste Connections sees Q1 recycled commodity rise
Waste Connections reported Q1 2026 revenue of $2.371 billion, up 6.4% year over year, with recycled commodity revenue posting its...
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