According to the latest figures from Environment Agency, the amount of recovery done in the second quarter for packaging materials has been remarkably more compared to aluminum recovery.
According to the reports analyzed by the Environment Agency so far, about 1.8 million tonnes of packaging was recovered or recycled. This represents a 7.5 per cent increase over the same period of 2009.
At same time glass was recovered at the rate of 18% to 472,912tonnes. As against this the recovery of aluminum has been 3,000 tonnes less compared to the previous year, which shows a drop by 20%. The less demand for commodities is the basic factor effecting the aluminum recovery, reported by Recycle.co.uk.
Environment Exchange (t2e) senior market operator Tom Rickerby said that the decrease in demand and prices for the commodities has affected the production of packaging recovery notes triggered by the export market. This includes paper and plastic, as well as aluminium.
T2e said that the demand for aluminum has been robust over the last two months and suppliers were unwilling to sell packaging recovery notes (PRNs) at the current prices.