Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during March 2022. The value of recyclables improved this month.  This upward trend is driven by flat to increased pricing for all commodities. In general, we expect the market to improve during this time of the year with inbound supply decreasing and demand for recyclables remaining strong. … Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during February 2022. The value of recyclables dropped slightly this month.  The market is like a “tale of two cities.”  What does that mean?  While several commodity prices dropped significantly, these lower prices were partially offset by small increases or flat prices in other commodities. Let’s talk… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during January 2022. The value of recyclables again dropped significantly this month.  Every paper and most plastic grades suffered large price decreases. There is no relief in sight for the port delays.  The Port of Oakland and San Francisco have almost come to a complete stop.  And,… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during December 2021. The value of recyclables again dropped significantly this month. Every paper and plastic grade suffered large price decreases. Without a doubt, the largest impact on tumbling paper prices is the worsening of port delays. We listed several reasons for ongoing port delays:  vessels anchored… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during November 2021. The value of recyclables dropped significantly this month—more than during any single month since China’s National Sword. Every paper and plastic grade suffered large price decreases. How did we get here?  Although we saw a small price decrease in October, since March 2021 we… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during November 2021. The value of recyclables dropped significantly this month—more than during any single month since China’s National Sword. Every paper and plastic grade suffered large price decreases. How did we get here?  Although we saw a small price decrease in October, since March 2021 we… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during October 2021. The value of recyclables dropped this month—every paper grade value fell. Plastics were down and metals were flat. After one year of rising recycled paper prices, we see pricing dipping this month. Although the reduction was not drastic, the price decrease affected every grade… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during September 2021. Recyclables improved modestly this month. Strong paper demand drove a small pricing increase while plastics were flat or somewhat down. Both domestic and export paper demand continue to be robust. E-commerce in the United States grew by 44% in 2020. While the 2021 growth… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during August 2021. Again, the overall market for recyclables improved considerably this month. The high demand for domestic paper and strong plastics market continue to improve commodity pricing. Paper demand in the Pacific Northwest remains strong. We are also seeing large demand and pricing hikes in Northeast,… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during July 2021. Again, the overall market for recyclables improved considerably this month. The main reasons for these increases are booming paper and high density polyethylene (HDPE) markets. Both domestic and export recycled paper had strong pricing. The demand for domestic paper in the Pacific Northwest is… Read more »