Recycling prices and market commentary: 17 June 2022
Has the recycling market reached a tipping point?
For paper and plastics, the market has seen record prices...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 26 November 2021
It was a volatile market for recycled plastics this week, especially as the regulators created confusion by re-introducing PRN/PERNs back into the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 14 October 2022
Normally at this time of year, everybody is busy as the recycling market gears up to the Christmas period.
Berry Global gets RecyClass certification for the recycled content in its plastic sacks
The refuse sack business belonging to Berry Global has become the first in the UK to get RecyClass Recycled Content certification for...
£1 billion investment would end UK plastic exports, Viridor-commissioned research finds
A report commissioned by Viridor has found that £1 billion investment in the UK recycling infrastructure would end UK plastic exports.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 30 August 2019
September's recycling market was hoped to bring back some life for certain grades, and there is some evidence that this happened.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 17 September 2021
There was a surprise jump in the PRN/PERN value for plastics this week, that helped to get the market for polymers talking...
LyondellBasell and AFA Nord form join venture for recycled flexible plastics
A joint venture between LyondellBasell and AFA Nord will see linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) recycled into flexible packaging.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 21 September 2018
There is a lot of worry about in the recycling market at the moment, with genuine fears around where to send material, how to...
James Armitage on the PRN market
The past couple of months have generally seen a rise in price for most materials in the PRN market.