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. letsrecycle.com started publishing export prices in 2004.
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.
Paper prices are updated (alongside the accompanying market report) on the 22nd of each month or closest weekday.
NB: Please note that from January 2026 Letsrecycle introduced a OCC 1.04 grade between Mixed Paper and OCC (1.05). This is to better separate out the OCC category.
We welcome feedback, email: savannah.c@letsrecycle.com.
Please view our market analysis here:
- View our full market analysis for Paper Prices in January here.
- View our full market analysis for Paper Prices in February here.
- View our full market analysis for Paper Prices in March here.
- View our full market analysis for Paper Prices in April here.
- View our full market analysis for Paper Prices in May here.
