Wow, what a difference from us. Last month, we got $200 a ton for PET
(clear and green mixed together) and $150 a ton for HDPE (translucent,
colored, with some #3-7 mixed in).
John
Dane County, WI
> Folks,
>
> Remember when Ron Perkins (then at APC) told a legislative committee in CA
> that "markets for PET are not a problem"? Well, he needs to tell that to
> the recycling coordinator at Villanova U in Philly. Here's what she told
> me. . . .
>
>
> >Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 07:49:23 -0400
>
> >Ms. Franklin:
> >
> >The recycler was accepting my #1 and #2 at no charge to me, but not
> >paying me either. Then they switched from that to charging me $60 per
> >ton, which is higher than our trash tipping fee. No one has ever offered
> >me money for plastic, and I have asked them if they would take just PETE
> >or HDPE but no one around here seems to want the stuff at all. Finally a
> >waste management location in Philadelphia agreed to take it for gratis,
> >but it's about two hours round trip. Anyway that's my plastics story.
>
> SD
>
> I wonder how many other folks are running into the same problem. Anyone
> care to respond???
>
> happy returns,
>
> pat
>
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