Recycling prices and market commentary: 17 February 2023
Physical markets are quiet, but there was strong movement for the plastic PRN/PERN this week.
Demand is generally poor...
Study shows that mixed waste sorting is key to meeting circular economy objectives
Research commissioned by Reloop and Zero Waste Europe has found that applying sorting systems to mixed waste prior to thermal treatment and...
MPs question whether proposed EU Packaging laws will lead to recycling differences between Great...
MPs on the European Scrutiny Committee have asked for clarity from Environment Minister Rebecca Pow on how a new EU Packaging and...
Recycled paper export report: December 2022
The last month of 2022 was one of contrasts. While OCC had a good month, and news and pams was up, mixed...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 10 February 2023
The PRN/PERN market ended up dominating what was otherwise a relatively quiet week.
With the latest NPWD data allowing...
Colin Clarke’s recovered fibre report: February 2023
The start of the year has seen subdued markets due to uncertainty around the PRN/PERN.
Last year, we saw...
Veolia planning to increase capacity of Rainham MRF and PRF
Waste management giant Veolia has made a planning application to expand the capacity of its Rainham materials recovery facility (MRF) and plastics...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 February 2023
It was another week of waiting to see as the market doesn't seem to want to start 2023, even though we are...
BIR Paper Division highlights weak demand for recovered paper
The latest BIR World Mirror from its Recovered Paper division has highlighted the ongoing weak demand for recovered paper.
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...