December 28, 2009

RECYCLABLE MATERIAL PRICES

METAL DALLAS/HOUSTON
Ferrous ($/ton)
Used steel cans Hol.
No. 2 bundles Hol.
Municipal shredded Hol.
Shredded auto scrap Hol.
Nonferrous (¢/lb.)
Aluminum UBCs Hol.
Auto batteries Hol.
PLASTIC
Baled (¢/lb.)
Clear PET Hol.
Green PET Hol.
Natural HDPE Hol.
Mixed HDPE Hol.
Mixed PET Hol.
Mixed HDPE & PET Hol.
Flaked (¢/lb.)
Clear PET Hol.
Green PET Hol.
Natural HDPE Hol.
PAPER
Post consumer ($/ton)
Corrugated Hol.
Newspaper #6 Hol.
Newspaper #8 Hol.
High-grade office (h) Hol.
Colored ledger Hol.
White ledger Hol.
Computer laser Hol.
Computer laser-free Hol.
Pre-consumer ($/ton)
White ledger Hol.
Colored ledger Hol.
GLASS
($/ton)
Clear Hol.
Green Hol.
Brown Hol.

FOOTNOTES
NA - Not available.
a - Broker buying prices for materials shipped out of local market area.
b - Loaded free-on-board cars in local market.
c - Seattle prices only.
d - Semi-crushed and cleaned.
e - Semi-crushed, not cleaned.
f - Truckload quantities loose.
g - Unsubsidized price level in subsidized market.
h - A mixture of white ledger, computer and other high-grade papers.
i - Unburned.

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