Recycling prices and market intelligence: 14 July 2023
It was another quiet week with low supply, low demand, but also some grades falling in price.
As we...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 July 2023
Everywhere that buys material seems full at the moment with generally little demand for recycled product at present.
With...
National Audit Office report shows Defra does not have delivery plans for EPR, Consistency...
A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has shown that Defra does not have delivery plans in place for its flagship...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 30 June 2023
European demand is really weak for paper and plastic grades at the moment, but the rest of the world is quiet too.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 23 June 2023
While the sun is shining, that gives some optimism unlike the trading in the recycling marketplace this week.
There...
James Armitage on the PRN market
Valpakās head of procurement James Armitage gives his opinion on the PRN market
We are almost halfway through the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 16 June 2023
Little price falls affected some key grades this week as markets continued to be sluggish.
Plastics packaging grades dropped...
Scotland drops business waste zones as part of Circular Economy Bill
The Scottish Government has not included business waste zones in its new Circular Economy Bill.
These zones were consulted...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 9 June 2023
Markets remain tough for paper grades and plastics especially, but there was a little bit of respite from the PRN/PERN market this...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 2 June 2023
There wasn't a huge amount of activity in the paper and plastics market this week and this was reflected in pretty static...