Malaysian state Selangor bans import of plastics for recycling
The import of plastics for recycling has been banned by Malaysian state Selangor.
State Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 26 July 2019
Both recycled paper and plastics grades saw price increases this week, but both were due to different market conditions.
Recycling Market Commentary: 11 May 2018
It was mostly a situation where the recycling market was ticking along this week, with one big exception.
The OCC market remains very strange, with...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 30 April 2021
Underlying prices seem to be falling for paper and plastics grades, although the PRN/PERN value is helping to keep up the value...
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...
Coca-Cola set to use 100% recycled PET in on-the-go bottles from September in UK
Coca-Cola Great Britain has announced that it will use 100% recycled PET in its on-the-go bottles starting from September.
Reconomy buys Danish recycling technology firm Combineering
Danish green tech business Combineering has been bought by UK circular economy firm Reconomy.
Combineering provides science-based recycling solutions...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 23 August 2019
Yet again, the plastic PRN/PERN price was the main outstanding event of the week in the recycling industry.
With...
Chris Burton’s fibre market report: November 2022
How would I describe the market at the moment? It is a bit of a mess to be honest.
Turkey implements new quota regulations with immediate effect
The Government of Turkey has implemented its new quota regulations on imports of recycled materials with immediate effect.
As...