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Price indicators

Waste paper prices – ‘recovered paper’ or ‘paper for recycling’ prices – are shown using the above links, as indicators of prices that may be achieved for material, ex works usually baled or supplied to a mill specification. Merchant prices are for delivered in, often loose and in smaller volumes. Prices can vary regionally. Contractual arrangements may differ. Price indicator guides are compiled by letsrecycle.com and are not guaranteed. letsrecycle.com started publishing export prices in 2004. We welcome feedback, email: news@letsrecycle.com.



2024 Merchant prices £ per tonne deliveredJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Mixed papers0 - 50 - 50 - 55 - 1010 - 1510 - 1510 - 2010 - 1510 - 1510 - 155 - 10-
Old KLS (cardboard)25 - 3025 - 3025 - 3030 - 4535 - 5035 - 5035 - 5035 - 5035 - 5035 - 5035 - 40-
Mixed coloured office waste30 - 3530 - 3530 - 3530 - 3535 - 4035 - 4035 - 4035 - 4035 - 4035 - 4035 - 40-
White office paper45 - 5040 - 4545 - 5050 - 6055 - 6555 - 6555 - 6560 - 7560 - 7560 - 7560 - 75-

News & Pams merchant price discontinued as of January 2024


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