Exporting unprocessed recycling becoming ‘unviable’

Exporting unprocessed recycling becoming ‘unviable’
Dan Brunskill
Oji Fibre Solutions has hiked paper recycling collection prices for a second time this year and wants government help to grow the industry as a global glut of recycling products drives down export prices.From January, the collection cost of Oji paper recycling bins will climb to $24.40, an 80 percent increase from the price set in July of $13.50. The monthly rental cost of a standard green wheelie bin remains unchanged.That is the company’s second price increase this year in response to a drastically shifting global market where China’s State C...

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