Recycling prices and market commentary: 16 November 2018
Glass PRNs were the main interest for the market this week as people tried to get to grips with that the high prices meant...
EMR doubles fridge-recycling capacity at West Midlands site
EMR has opened a major fridge-recycling plant in the West Midlands.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 9 July 2021
It was another week of mostly stable prices, but driven by a great deal of uncertainty in the recycling market.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 27 January 2023
The last full week of the 2022 compliance year brought about a significant change for plastic PRN/PERNs and a small change for...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 August 2018
In terms of recycling prices, it was a quiet week with not much movement across most material grades.
Indeed, many market participants are on holiday,...
Ben Richardson on the PRN market
In this new feature, each month, Valpak director of procurement Ben Richardson will share his analysis of the PRN/PERN market.
Recycling market conditions: looking ahead (23 April 2018)
Exporters look likely to benefit from a lower pound this week, as the value of it against the dollar fell back this morning, and...
Government wants another year to slash the cost of EPR
Ministers have blamed inflation for the decision to further delay rules making waste producers pay for recycling.
Defra yesterday...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 9 September 2022
The first full week back after the summer holidays brought an environment of nervousness about the months ahead.
This...
EuRIC calls for EU mandatory recycled content targets if export ban goes ahead
European umbrella trade association EuRIC has said that EU decision makers should introduce mandatory targets for recycled material in new products if...