After a long runup, natural and colored HDPE grades saw sharp decreases in value once again in May, joined by drops in PET and PP prices.

After a long runup, natural and colored HDPE grades saw sharp decreases in value once again in May, joined by drops in PET and PP prices. Mixed paper also declined slightly, while OCC remained steady.

Although natural HDPE continued its recent price runup, other curbside plastic grades were flat or fell marginally in value over the past month, with PET and color HDPE seeing dips. 

Although natural HDPE continued its recent price runup, other curbside plastic grades were flat or fell marginally in value over the past month. Major fiber grades are flat for the second month in a row.

Major curbside plastic grades saw across-the-board price increases in March, including an 85% jump for color HDPE and a 42% jump for PP, according to the latest national average commodity values.

Major curbside plastic grades saw across-the-board price increases in March while all fiber pricing held steady, according to the latest national average commodity values. The national average price of post-consumer natural HDPE from curbside collection programs moved up again, now over a dollar, to an average 100.01 cents per pound. This compares to 90.88 cents this time last month and...

Two key curbside plastic grades rose significantly in value this month, while other grades held steady from January.

A key curbside plastic grade has reached prices it hasn't seen in over three years, while mixed paper and OCC values are holding steady this month.

Several plastic grades saw major price increases at the beginning of 2025.

Several plastic grades saw major price increases at the beginning of 2025. Other key recyclables, including mixed paper, OCC and aluminum cans, held steady month over month.