Baled or densified 670 per tonne
Loose and flattened 620 per tonne
Loose whole cans 570 per tonne.
The aluminium sector is hoping that the falls in prices will not be passed on in price cuts to consumers, who may now receive about 40p for a kilo of cans which usually contains about 60 cans.
The cuts come amidst concerns that the aluminium sector is failing to recover enough cans from the domestic stream. Fears have been expressed to letsrecycle.com that local authorities will not bother to collect aluminium cans because they are light, difficult to sort and even though there is a higher value for the material this is insufficient to drive aluminium can recycling.
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