Market Commentary November 2019
Commodity pricing seemed to be stable in the earlier part of the fall. Pricing for end market commodities such as cardboard, office paper and mixed paper are once again weakening throughout October and November and likely to the end of 2019. This weakening of price means that processors are paid less for the materials and that customers are in turn also paid less.Read More
Market Commentary September 2019
The industry had hope that cardboard pricing was rebounding ever so slightly over the low pricing we have been experiencing over the last few months. It appears that the August gain is neutralized by a September decline in cardboard pricing. Economic news globally is certainly not buoyant and has direct impact on the price of many recovered materials such as cardboard.Read More
Market Commentary July 2019
Well we hoped for and it now appears that the market pricing for cardboard has reached the bottom and is even showing signs of some improvement. This is very encouraging for all parts of the supply chain as cardboard is a commodity that you can typically count on to cover most of bulk collection services and hauling and good market conditions provides a stream of revenue.Urban Impact is continuing to work hard on communicating actively with our customer base on any quality issues with materials received at both of our plants. Read More
Market Commentary June 2019
Market pricing for cardboard and other paper recovered materials continue to weaken. It is unfortunate as many suppliers and companies rely on the pricing of various commodities to help pay for collection and equipment. We would hope that the current pricing levels are near the bottom, hindsight will tell.Read More
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Metro Vancouver’s third annual unflushables campaign is reminding residents to keep wipes and other items like hair, floss and tampons out of the toilets.Read More
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