The prices shown below are given as a guide price for the sum paid for used plastic film or bottles delivered to a UK merchant, or reprocessing business and for use overseas. These businesses will either recycle the plastics within the UK or in the case of merchants, send it overseas for reprocessing.

Note: Collection of material by the UK business or exporter (on an ex works basis) will see the buyer charging a fee per tonne for collection which can range from £15-35 a tonne depending on material quality, volume, location and transport costs. To see prices for 2000 - 2009, click on the purple Plastics Prices Archive below.