A months-long string of rising prices for recovered plastic packaging has continued into February.
The value of recovered plastics improved sharply in the second month, with the price for natural HDPE containers jumping about 8 percent to approximately 27 cents per pound (value of bales picked up in truckload quantities in the eastern U.S.).
PET bottles are also worth more this month, rising nearly 10 percent to 12 cents per pound.
As the second-biggest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America, Arca Continental is taking the long view during challenging conditions.
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Waste Connections topped second-quarter expectations and raised its full-year outlook, citing a second straight quarter of rising recycled commodity values.
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The most recent evaluations include Avery Dennison's RFID tag for PET bottles, ahead of the first PPWR enforcement in mid-August.
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