[OKRA] Curbside aluminum and plastic values jump sharply

[Ellen Bussert]

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Here is the latest information from Resource Recycling about the price
surge in several curbside recyclables.

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*Curbside aluminum and plastic values jump sharply
<https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2022/03/15/curbside-aluminum-and-plastic-values-jump-sharply/>*

Published: March 15, 2022
Updated: March 15, 2022
by RecyclingMarkets.net Staff <http://www.recyclingmarkets.net/>


March has brought surges in prices for several curbside recyclables, with
PET containers up 24%, aluminum cans up 25%, color HDPE up 32% and
polypropylene up 30%.


The national average price of post-consumer *PET beverage bottles and
jars* jumped
again this month. This grade is now selling for an average 33.42 cents per
pound, compared with 26.88 cents per pound this time last month
<https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2022/02/15/prices-jump-for-ubcs-and-two-curbside-plastics/>.
Some regions are trading as high as 41.00 cents per pound. PET was trading
at 10.14 cents one year ago.


Sorted, baled *aluminum cans *moved up another 25% this month. UBCs are now
selling for an average of 123.81 cents per pound, compared with 99.19 cents
last month. This material was trading at an average 61.06 cents per pound
this time last year.

A couple of other recycled plastic grades also saw big jumps. *Color HDPE *is
up 32% and is now trading at 25.75 cents per pound, compared with 19.50
cents last month. This grade averaged 23.63 cents one year ago.


Additionally, the national average price of post-consumer *polypropylene *is
up 30%, trading at 29.44 cents per pound. That compares with 22.63 cents
last month and 28.34 cents one year ago.


On the fiber side, the national average price for *corrugated containers
(PS 11) *has remained steady month-to-month, trading at an average $134 per
ton. OCC was trading for about $82 per ton this time last year.


*Mixed paper (PS 54) *is up 4%, from an average $68 per ton last month to
the current $71. This grade was $31 per ton this time last year.

*Sorted residential papers (PS 56) *are up 9%, at $100 per ton. This
compares with $92 last month and $48 per ton one year ago.

*Sorted office papers (PS 37) *are up 12% and are now trading for about
$214 per ton, compared with $191 last month and an average $100 one year
ago.

Other plastics are either down or flat this month.


Bucking the upward trend of color HDPE, *natural high-density polyethylene
(HDPE) *is down 13% this month, now at an average 47.47 cents per pound.
This compares with 54.56 cents last month. The price was 70.25 cents this
time last year. The price has been falling since hitting a record of 108.44
cents in September 2021.


The national average price of *Grade A film *remains unchanged at 20.50
cents per pound. This grade was trading at 13.69 cents one year ago.

*Grade B film *is also unchanged at 7.25 cents per pound, compared to 5.13
one year ago.

*Grade C film* is still averaging 0.81 cents per pound.


Lastly, sorted, baled *steel cans *are down this month, now at an average
$236 per ton. The price was $270 per ton last month, the same as one year
ago.


*These prices are as reported on the Secondary Materials Pricing (SMP)
Index. This pricing represents what is being paid for post-consumer
recyclable materials in a sorted, baled format, picked up at most major
recycling centers. *

*For a free trial to SMP’s Online Post-Consumer Pricing Index, visit
the Recycling Markets website <http://www.recyclingmarkets.net/>. You can
also contact Christina Boulanger-Bosley at cmb at recyclingmarkets.net
<cmb at recyclingmarkets.net> or 330-956-8911.*


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