Plotting a stagnant course: Recycling markets in 1997

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1997 · Waste Age

OSTI ID:524728

Ridgley, H

When markets for many recyclable commodities plummeted from their all-time high in mid-1995, few industry analysts expected the prices to fall so far and stay flat so long. But with many factors that contributed to the overheated market conditions in 1995 no longer in place, two years later, the down cycle persists and the question lingers: will demand ever catch up with supply? Some analysts believe the paper oversupply problem can be solved only when enough domestic mills are convinced that old newspapers (ONP) can become a long-term, low-cost fiber alternative to virgin paper pulp. After the 1995 price spikes and accompanying broad-based paper shortages, most mills remain too shaken to commit to the multimillion dollar deinking capacity made attractive in the late 1980s by state minimum content standards and depressed ONP prices. This article focuses on paper, plastic, and glass.

• OSTI ID: 524728
• Journal Information: Waste Age, Journal Name: Waste Age Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 28; ISSN WAGEAE; ISSN 0043-1001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
GLASS
MARKET
MUNICIPAL WASTES
PAPER
PLASTICS
RECYCLING
SOLID WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT