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Challenges and Opportunities in California's Recycling Market: Insights from the Market Development Committee

Explore the discussion on the state of California's recyclables and commodities markets, highlighting the decrease in demand, plummeting prices, storage concerns, diversion challenges, permitting issues, and waste flow trends. Learn about paper, HDPE plastic, and metals market trends, and survey results on the unfavorable impacts to operations, along with recommended actions for developing markets, increasing recycled content, enhancing infrastructure, relaxing storage restrictions, and providing economic assistance.

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Challenges and Opportunities in California's Recycling Market: Insights from the Market Development Committee

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  1. Discussion of California Recyclables & Commodities Markets Market Development and Sustainability Committee December 10, 2008

  2. Recycled Materials Markets • Large decrease in worldwide demand for recycled materials • Commodity prices plummet • Storage issues • Diversion concerns • Permitting issues • Waste Flow

  3. Market Trends - Paper

  4. Market Trends – HDPE Plastic Source: Plastic News

  5. Market Trends - Metals Source: AMM.com

  6. Recycling Market Survey Results

  7. Unfavorable Impacts to Operations

  8. Actions Operations may be Taking

  9. Respondent Recommendations • Develop Markets • Require more recycled content • Develop infrastructure • Relax storage restrictions • Provide economic assistance

  10. www.ciwmb.ca.gov

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