Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during March 2024. The value of recyclablesis upthis month.The primary reason for thischange is OCC demand. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), paper is the big story.  Firstly, OCC demand is extremely high in both domestic and export markets.  Correspondingly, the generation of ResMix is thin and does… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during February 2024. The value of recyclablesis slightly down this month.The primary reason for thischange is the fallingmixed paper value. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), export prices dropped while domestic prices did not change.  Almost all mixed paper is exported.  With Chinese New Year reducing demand for… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during January 2024. The value of recyclablessignificantly improved this month.The primary reasons for this increased value were paper, UBC, and some plastics. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), both OCC and mixed paper prices rallied with mixed paper being slightly stronger.  The main drivers for price increases are… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during December2023. The value of recyclables did not move much this month.  Some grades were up while others were down.  Depending on the mix of inbound recyclables, it may have affected your overall pricing differently. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), Both OCC and mixed paper prices improved… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during November2023. The value of recyclables isdown this month.  This is primarily due to a reduction in OCC value. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), domestic paper mill demand is relatively flat.  Along with this stable demand, consumer generation remains suppressed.  However, pricing for all Southeast Asian countries… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during October2023. The value of recyclables isagain up this month.  All paper grades are up, and most plastic grades were flat. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), domestic paper mill demand is relatively flat.  While a few mills are taking short, planned maintenance downtime, the remaining mills are… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during September2023. After many months of constant decline, the value of recyclables isfinally up this month.  All paper grades are up, and most plastic grades improved slightly. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), domestic paper mill demand is back.Despite closing their Tacoma Mill, effective September 30, 2023, WestRock… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during August2023. The value of recyclables is down again this month.  Plastics are the predominant cause for this drop. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), demand from domestic paper mills is down significantly.WestRock announced the closing of their Tacoma Mill, effective September 30, 2023.  In anticipation of this… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during July2023. The value of recyclables issignificantly down this month.  Every grade except OCC fell. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), demand from domestic paper mills is flat.  Domestic mills are consuming much of the OCC production and pricing did not change.  But, with PCA indefinitely shut down,… Read more »

Attached is your PO for deliveries of recyclables during Jun2023. The value of recyclables is down this month due to OCC, plastics, and metals dropping. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), demand from domestic paper mills is down. PCA in Wallula remains shutdown indefinitely.Every other domestic paper mill, except one, is reducing demand.  Domestic mills are… Read more »