Plastics Recycling Update Magazine: Plastic exports tumble in June

## Plastic exports tumble in June


_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

The volume of plastic scrap exported in June, at 314.94 million pounds, fell steeply by 14.7 percent from its May figure. When matched against its June 2011 position, the volume of exports was down by a sharp 19.5 percent.

The weighted price of recovered plastic exports in June, at 20.15 cents per pound, was down 6.2 percent from its May standing. Too, when compared to its year-over-year (YOY) level the price was down by 23.9 percent.

For the first half of 2012, at 2.18 billion pounds, the volume of recovered plastics exported was down 3.2 percent from the first half of 2011 year-to-date (YTD) figure. At 21.42 cents per pound, the average price for the first half was down, as well, by 4.0 percent from its 2011 YTD standing.


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