Recycling prices and market commentary: 31 May 2019
The plastic PRN/PERN price continued to dominate conversations this week, in what was otherwise a still overall quiet market.
China set to publish law on banning imports of recyclable materials
The Chinese Government has said it expects to publish its revised Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes law soon.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 24 May 2019
Crazily high prices are being paid for plastic packaging grades at the moment, and crazily low prices for recycled paper grades.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 17 May 2019
In the week that the Resources and Waste Strategy consultation that included extended producer responsibility reform, it was the PRN/PERN system that...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 May 2019
Recyclers were not particularly active in the market this week with trading volumes of recyclable materials generally reported as low.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 26 April 2019
The plastic PRN/PERN price has reached £180 per tonne this week, as indicative data showed that 2019 compliance was looking more and...
Cycle Link owner Shanying Paper set to build recycled paper mill in Malaysia
China's Shanying Paper has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that should lead to it building a recycled paper mill in Malaysia.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 19 April 2019
Easter is often a period when more recyclable material enters the market as consumers use the time off to shop for summer...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 12 April 2019
Those recycling paper, plastics and metals this week will have had a relatively quiet week.
Many in the market...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 5 April 2019
The recycling sector remains a tough one to trade in at present, with lots of factors conspiring against it.