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Even so, the new EU mandate of 25% RPET con- probably risen to the levels expected this year.”
tent in beverage bottles “is not really being en- (Source - https://resource-recycling.com/)
forced,” Tudball said. “It’s kept prices pretty sta-
ble, so the demand has not dropped, but it’s not
HDPE, PP, PET prices
taper off this month
fter a long runup, natural and colored this grade was trading at an average 15.09 cents
HDPE grades saw sharp decreases in per pound.
Avalue once again in May, joined by drops
in PET and PP prices. The national average price of post-consumer
PP dropped this month, now at 13.13 cents per
The national average price of post-consumer pound, compared to 18.53 cents last month. PP
natural high-density polyethylene, HDPE, from was 6 cents one year ago.
curbside collection programs dropped below a
dollar this month, now at an average 88.56 cents The national average price of Grade A film re-
per pound. This compares to 101.69 cents last mains firm at 19.06 cents per pound. This grade
month and 32.44 cents this time last year. traded at 17.63 cents one year ago.
The national average price of color HDPE also Grade B film remains steady at 8.31 cents.
dropped significantly this month, from 9.44 Grade C film is at a nominal 0.38 cents per pound.
cents to an average 4.31 cents per pound. This
compares to 23.94 cents one year ago. These prices are as reported on the Secondary
Materials Pricing Index. This pricing represents
The national average price of post-consumer what is being paid for post-consumer recyclable
PET beverage bottles and jars is showing signs materials in a sorted, baled format, picked up at
of dropping this month, now averaging 16.22 most major recycling centers.
cents per pound, compared to 16.82 cents per
pound this time last month. Regional contracts Source – Plastics Recycling Update
are yielding 16-19 cents per pound. One year ago
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