Recycling prices and market commentary: 21 July 2023
For most of the week, it looked like nothing was happening. For most of the market that was the case, especially as...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 15 February 2019
There wasn't a lot of love around for the recycling market this week with traders rightly looking for romance elsewhere.
Thailand orders mixed paper to be returned to Australia due to contamination
Thailand's Environment Minister Warawut Silpa-archa has ordered that 130 tonnes of mixed paper must be returned to Australia due to contamination.
Ireland’s Beauparc invests in UK LDPE recycling plant and MRF
Irish waste management company Beauparc has invested €66 million (£59.8 million) in an LDPE recycling facility and a materials recycling facility (MRF)...
Taiwan enforces ban on recycled plastics, mixed paper and news & pam
A ban on imports of recycled plastics, and most grades of paper has been started by the Taiwanese Government.
As reported by REB Market Intelligence...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 8 March 2024
Some grades such as OCC and PET bottles have risen in price in recent weeks but other grades have seen a different...
FEAD calls for global circular trade of recyclable materials, and not more restrictions on...
European waste management umbrella trade association FEAD has called for circular reverse supply chains rather than restrictions on movement of recyclable materials.
Vietnam to introduce new laws on recycling imports
The Government of Vietnam has begun a process that will lead to new laws and regulations developed on the import of recycled materials.
A high-level...
Secondary Markets Commentary – 23 February 2018
There was a little more optimism in the market this week for those trading packaging plastics.
But it was a much tougher market for those in...
Recycled paper export report: May 2021
After a weak April, recycled paper exports recovered in May to much stronger levels, according to the latest HMRC data.