![]() You can also contact Christina Boulanger-Bosley at or 33. Some regions are reporting prices reaching 75 cents per pound. This compares with 66.84 cents last month. Meanwhile, the national average price of post-consumer natural HDPE from curbside collection programs has hit another record high: 70.25 cents per pound. This pricing represents what is being paid for post-consumer recyclable materials in a sorted, baled format, picked up at most major recycling centers.įor a free trial to SMP’s Online Post-Consumer Pricing Index, visit the Recycling Markets website. The price of recycled PET containers has increased nearly 30 over the course of 2021. These prices are as reported on the Secondary Materials Pricing (SMP) Index. Grade B film is now 5.13 cents, up from 4.38 cents per pound last month, while Grade C film remains a low 0.88 cents. The national average price of Grade A film is up 23%, now at 13.69 cents, compared with 11.13 cents per pound last month. It is now at 28.34 cents per pound, compared with 18.44 cents last month and an average low of 5.69 cents per pound one year ago. Polypropylene also continues to increase in price. This compares to 7.38 cents one year ago. It has been consistently rising each month since July 2020, hitting new records.Ĭolor HDPE is also up again this month, now trading at 23.63 cents per pound, up from 18.91 cents last month. In late 2019, the price increased until it hit nearly 60 cents a pound in January 2020 before falling again last spring. This is the second price run-up natural HDPE has experienced over the past year. ![]() Many regions are reporting prices currently reaching 82.00 cents per pound. This compares with 70.25 cents last month. The plastic is now averaging 77.25 cents per pound nationally. The average price for natural high-density polyethylene (HDPE) continues to reach new highs. The regional average is currently 9.63 cents per pound, up from 9.13 cents per pound in February and 7.25 cents in January. The price of PET thermoforms in California has also continued to increase this year. One year ago, the national average was 10.47 cents per pound. That compares with 8.63 cents per pound this time last month. The national average price of PET beverage bottles and jars keeps moving up and is currently at 10.14 cents per pound. Bales of curbside plastics have experienced notable price increases this month, with natural HDPE again hitting a record high.
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