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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 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.



2022 £ per tonne ex works Price IndicatorsJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Mixed papers80 - 10285 - 10595 - 115100 - 123110 - 130115 - 135110 - 13065 - 9035 - 655 - 350 - 405 - 45
Old KLS (cardboard)105 - 125115 - 141130 - 160135 - 165140 - 160140 - 155130 - 15085 - 11075 - 10565 - 9075 - 11095 - 132
News and pams105 - 130115 - 135120 - 150130 - 155140 - 165145 - 170160 - 185145 - 175130 - 150120 - 130110 - 120110 - 120
Over-issue news135 - 150135 - 155150 - 170155 - 180165 - 195170 - 195185 - 210175 - 200165 - 190140 - 170140 - 165140 - 160
Sorted office waste200 - 205200 - 210205 - 215210 - 220225 - 240245 - 250255 - 260255 - 265255 - 265245 - 250220 - 233220 - 230
Multigrade195 - 206198 - 206200 - 210200 - 215225 - 240240 - 250255 - 265255 - 270255 - 265210 - 235210 - 223215 - 225
Light letter210 - 220215 - 220215 - 220215 - 220230 - 245260 - 265270 - 280265 - 275260 - 270255 - 265260 - 270265 - 275
White letter240 - 250245 - 250250 - 255255 - 260270 - 285280 - 290300 - 310295 - 310290 - 305290 - 305290 - 305290 - 305
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