Recycled paper export report: February 2022
The European Union was a very strong buyer of all paper/cardboard grades in February, the latest HMRC data shows.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 22 April 2022
The publication of the Q1 data from the National Packaging Waste Database could set the tone for pricing in the coming months.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 15 April 2022
The extended time off for the Easter weekend brought a quieter recycling market this week.
With many UK and...
Indian OCC prices fall after EU reverses ban on exports there
With the European Union reversing its accidental ban on exports of paper grades to India, OCC prices have fallen as a result....
Recycling prices and market commentary: 8 April 2022
It was a stable market this week, but there is a differing picture with paper and plastic grades.
With...
EPR needs to be strengthened to reduce virgin plastic use, says IPCC report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) third report has said that extended producer responsibility (EPR) will need to be strengthened to...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 1 April 2022
There was no joking in the recycling market this week, but there was a very active PRN/PERN market.
With...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 25 March 2022
Is there a limit on how high plastic prices can go? There must be but it was another week of big jumps...
Recycled plastic export report: January 2022
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Recycled paper export report: January 2022
OCC and mixed paper exports were up in January, but news & pams exports fell for the second month in a row.