Recycling prices and market commentary: 30 June 2023
European demand is really weak for paper and plastic grades at the moment, but the rest of the world is quiet too.
Recycling Market Commentary and Prices: 1 June 2018
There has been a lot going on this week that could fundamentally affect the UK recycling market.
For a start, there was the announcement that...
Chris Burton’s Fibre Market Report: December 2020
Many of us will be taking the opportunity to look back at 2020 and thinking, what a strange year.
Circular economy is not the panacea many hoped for says Lancaster University Management School
A study undertaken by Lancaster University Management School has suggested that the circular economy risks becoming counterproductive unless it stops being referred...
Cycle Link buys Dutch recycler Waste Paper Trade
Dutch recycling firm Waste Paper Trade (WPT) is to be acquired by Cycle Link International.
Subject to regulatory approval, the deal is expected to complete...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 4 November 2022
Fireworks were going off in the PRN/PERN market this week that helped boost the value of certain paper and plastic grades.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 29 January 2021
As we come to the end of a very challenging month, recycling industry participants are hoping for a better February although they...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 9 October 2020
It was a nervous recycling market this week as many chose to hold their position, not knowing what next week would bring,...
Defra outlines Simpler Recycling and how every household and business will have same materials...
Defra has outlined some of the detail of its Simpler Recycling programme as well as a crackdown on illegal waste operators.
Does Malaysian metals inspection delay mean paper inspections are also postponed?
Malaysia has announced a delay on full inspections of scrap metal imports until 31 October 2021 and said interim measures will continue...