James Armitage on the PRN market
The past couple of months have generally seen a rise in price for most materials in the PRN market.
Recycled plastic export report: June 2022
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Recycled paper export report: June 2022
Only exports of OCC increased in June, with mixed paper and news & pam grades all lower than in May.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 19 August 2022
The influence of the PRN/PERN hung over the physical market this week helping to boost both plastic and paper prices.
Geminor warns that recovered fibre prices face a tough few months
Norway-based waste management company Geminor has said that the next few months are going to be tough for recovered fibre prices.
BMW plans to use 100% recycled expanded polypropylene packaging if trial successful
Automotive manufacturer BMW has said it intends to use 100% recycled expanded polypropylene (EPP) packaging from 2024.
Currently, the...
ALDI to trial clear HDPE caps on milk bottles
Supermarket ALDI is going to trail clear HDPE caps on milk bottles in Cheshire, Manchester and Liverpool.
Its semi-skimmed...
Solihull man fined for sending illegal plastic waste to Indonesia
A former company director from Solihull has been fined £11,200 for sending illegal plastic waste to Indonesia.
Tianyong Wang...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 12 August 2022
Summer trading can sometimes bring about strange pricing, and this was one of those weeks, especially for plastics.
With...
ISRI says chemical recycling for energy and fuels is not recycling
US recycling trade association ISRI has set out a position statement on plastic chemical recycling and said that using it to create...