Plastic Recycling Prices Uk

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Plastic recycling prices uk.

An investigation from npr and the pbs show frontline found oil and gas companies had serious doubts that plastic recycling was viable but promoted it to keep profits high and plastic bans at bay. A report from s p global platts a commodity market specialist revealed that recycled plastic now costs an extra 72 57 a tonne compared with newly made plastic. Please use the drop down menu to the right for price indicators. This is the highest price seen since november 2016.

A reprocessor is typically a paper mill or steel mill. Recovered plastic prices clear pet bottle prices have seen good growth over the past 6 months. Canadian cities listed. Coloured pet bottle prices have also seen strong growth this year currently reaching 50 per tonne.

When oil prices drop the cost of producing virgin plastics also falls making new plastic more attractive to manufacturers and buyers than recycled plastic. Average price indicates the average price paid by all scrap yards in u s. We show the price which may be paid per tonne for collected material for plastics recycling including plastic bottles and plastic film hdpe pet and pp. Plastic scrap prices listed below are national average prices paid by scrap yards in the u s a.

Prices are collected from scrap yards directly and updated bi weekly. Our scrap plastic recycling solutions use the latest technology and our experienced staff members make quality their number one priority. In the uk recycling rates have stagnated in. The british plastics federation recycling group is made up of over 40 recyclers who between them represent around two thirds of all plastic recycling businesses in the uk.

The price of plastics has plummeted to the extent that it isn t worth recycling. Get in touch with us to learn more about your options. Call us at 1 877 250 9994 or send us a message online. If china doesn t take plastic we can t sell it.