Recycling prices and market commentary: 15 December 2023
Please note, this is the last market report for 2023. Our next report will be on 5 January 2024. Thank you to...
S. Norton calls on the Government to help reduce fire risk across industry from...
Major metal recycler S. Norton Group is calling on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to improve the risk...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 8 December 2023
Christmas is definitely at the forefront of minds on the market now with just two weeks of trading left before the big...
Advertising Standards Agency warns over misleading ‘recyclable’ and ‘biodegradable’ terms
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has warned that it will look into brands using misleading terms such as 'recyclable' and 'biodegradable' on...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 1 December 2023
This week saw higher prices for OCC, and lower prices for plastic packaging grades.
But as we enter the...
European Parliament votes for separate collections of packaging for recycling by 2029
The European Parliament has voted to ensure that EU Member States collect 90% of materials contained in packaging separately by 2029.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 24 November 2023
There was a little bit of movement in some grades this week, especially where deep sea export was required.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 17 November 2023
Underlying prices were mostly stable this week, but last week's fall in the value of the PRN/PERN hit plastics markets once again.
EU reaches compromise position on proposed ban on waste shipments
The European Union Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on shipments of waste.
For shipments...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 10 November 2023
Although it was a relatively quiet week for underlying prices, the PRN/PERN bumped up for plastics and to an extent paper grades.