December 28, 2009

COMPOSITES

METAL This Issue Last Issue Year Ago
12/28/2008
Ferrous ($/ton)
Used steel cans 173 173 89
No. 2 bundles 143 143 65
Municipal shredded 175 175 77
Shredded auto scrap 227 227 133
Nonferrous (¢/lb.)
Aluminum UBCs 65 65 45
Auto batteries 4 4 4
PLASTIC
Baled (¢/lb.)
Clear PET 16 16 13
Green PET 14 14 11
Natural HDPE22 22 19
Mixed HDPE 14 14 10
Mixed PET 12 12 9
Mixed HDPE & PET 3 3 3
Flaked (¢/lb.)
Clear PET 31 31 31
Green PET 23 23 25
Natural HDPE 28 28 28
PAPER
Post consumer ($/ton)
Corrugated 70 70 37
Newspaper #6 52 52 24
Newspaper #8 71 71 51
High-grade office (h) 127 127 184
Colored ledger 119 119 141
White ledger 201 201 268
Computer laser 161 161 232
Computer laser-free 180 180 248
Pre-consumer ($/ton)
White ledger 214 214 246
Colored ledger 153 153 163
GLASS
($/ton)
Clear 29 29 29
Green 8 8 8
Brown 17 17 17

National averages based on the average of prices in
covered cities.Published biweekly.

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