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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 paper mill specification. Merchant prices are for delivered in, often loose and smaller volumes. Prices can vary regionally. Contractual arrangements may differ. Alternative markets may exist for some grades but the prices are for recovered paper used within the paper industry. 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 £ per tonne ex works Price IndicatorsJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Mixed papers10 - 3510 - 3515 - 4228 - 60--------
Old KLS (cardboard)57 - 8263 - 8368 - 9280 - 105--------
News and pams55 - 7555 - 7560 - 7865 - 85--------
Over-issue news85 - 10585 - 10085 - 10080 - 110--------
Sorted office waste135 - 142125 - 140133 - 140135 - 155--------
Multigrade120 - 132125 - 140133 - 145140 - 155--------
Light letter165 - 170165 - 170168 - 175180 - 195--------
White letter235 - 245235 - 250235 - 250255 - 265--------
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