Recycling Economics
Understanding the economics behind recycling can help us all make
better decisions on which products and packaging we choose to buy.
Here's what we recycle (%)
And here's the pricing ($/ton)
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Recyclable Material Pricing ($/ton)
As you can see prices vary widely and are constantly changing.
Source: Recycling Markets.net
So here's the value ($)
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Blended Value of the Recyclable Material
= percentage (chart 1) x pricing (chart 2)