Scrap plastic export volume drops

By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling

The volume of plastic scrap exported in April, at 372.86 million pounds, was down 8.1 percent from its March figure. When matched against its April 2011 position, the volume of exports was down, as well, by 3.4 percent.

The weighted price of recovered plastic exports in April, at 21.92 cents per pound, dipped 0.3 percent from its March standing. When compared to its year-over-year (YOY) level the price was up, however, by 3.9 percent.

Through April, at 1.5 billion pounds, the volume of recovered plastics exported was up 1.8 percent from its 2011 year-to-date (YTD) figure. However, at 21.67 cents per pound, the average price through April was down slightly 0.6 percent from its 2011 YTD standing.

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