Scrap Plastic Prices

Are you getting right price for your plastic scrap? Domestic users - don't just see it as a heap of waste, It can bring you fortunes.

Some essential checkpoints while you sell plastic scrap.

Have an independent source of pricing information forplastic scrap like metalprices.com which have the current price information to verify that what you are receiving is consistent rate with actual market conditions.

While you sell plastic scrap ask the scrap metal dealer to include a copy of the indexed scrap plastic price with his payment cheque.

Make sure the weights are correct. Beware of the plastic scrap dealer who says he'll give you higher than scrap metal market prices: he can't – If he could give you a higher market price then be careful in the weight and his classification of scrap.The rates of scrap varies widely for clear PET, ABS, MIXED and PP scraps. So seggregate your plastic scrap

Preweigh and compare with the figures the dealer uses to calculate payment. If weighing every load is too difficult, do it randomly and make sure the dealer doesn't know which loads are being checked.

Plastic prices are on the downside
The ever rising prices for Plastic scrap for the past one and half years is seeing a downfall. The demand was so much in the Asian market especially chinese for plastic films and bottles which seem to loose momentum. The prices are expected to drop for the next few months due to the overload of stock in the Asian market.

Prices for LDPE and HDPE have seen a drop over the past weeks and likely to drop even furthur

JunkYard have compiled the plastic scrap prices, including LDPE, HDPE, PET, PP etc from various sources to provide you a basic knowledge on the selling prices. The rates for scrap depends on the quality, quantity and availability of material.

Also we have furnished some scrap metal price from our members. If you are interested in furnishing your sale price for plastic scrap you are welcome to send it to admin@junkyard.recycleinme.com and please mention your company name and contact details with subject "plastic scrap prices"

Plastic scrap prices: £ per tonne (Source : http://www.letsrecycle.com )