Plastics Prices

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.

Please note: From January 2010 we have divided our plastic film price indicators into domestic and export prices. We welcome feedback on these changes.

Plastic film for recycling: £ per tonne
Baled material delivered to an established merchant business (Domestic market)

  

January 2010

February 2010

Printed/coloured

210 - 250 230 - 260

Clear/natural

310 - 350 320 - 360
 
Plastic film baled material for export, typically for China - grade figures reflect level of specific type of film
 usually found in bale (Export market)
  

January 2010

February 2010

80/20

80 - 110 90 - 120

90/10

160 - 210 180 - 220

95/5

210 - 250 220 - 260

98/2

240 - 300 250 -310

Plastic bottles for recycling: £ per tonne

  

January 2010

February 2010

clear and light blue PET

170 - 210 180 - 220

coloured PET

120 - 160 120 - 150

HDPE natural

270 - 310 280 - 320

HDPE mixed colour

170 - 210 180 - 210

mixed

100 - 150 120 - 160

Prices shown are for used plastic bottles delivered in to a specification to a merchant serving the UK or overseas, or to a UK reprocessor for recycling.

Collection of material (ex works) will see the buyer charging a fee per tonne for collection which can typically range from £15-30 a tonne depending on material quality, volume, location and transport costs.

letsrecycle.com welcomes feedback on all its prices including plastics: please e-mail news@letsrecycle.com.

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