Recycling prices and market commentary: 17 May 2019
In the week that the Resources and Waste Strategy consultation that included extended producer responsibility reform, it was the PRN/PERN system that...
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...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 29 May 2020
Plastic and paper packaging grades saw falls in value this week due to a fall in the PRN/PERN value for the former...
Ben Richardson on the PRN market: November 2021
What appeared to be a steady cruise into Christmas, for the compliance market, has been disrupted by cancelled plastic PRNs and monthly...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 17 April 2020
OCC and mixed paper demand was strong again this week, although not everywhere, but enough to push some grades of paper recycling...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 26 June 2020
Sunshine and easing demand meant many recyclate traders went outside and took a couple of days off this week.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 11 March 2022
While there was very strong demand and increasing prices for plastic grades, it wasn't the same picture for other materials.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 December 2018
One of the strange things about the recycling market in 2018 has been the ever increasing importance of the PRN/PERN market to the physical...
Colin Clarke’s fibre report: April 2021
Since the start of 2021, we have seen rising prices for both OCC and mixed paper.
But in recent...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 29 March 2024
Trading for paper and cardboard for April kicked off this week and that helped to see some grades rise in value.