July 2011 Scrap Commodity Trend Report

1. Quality * History * Service* Value
Baled Scrap Price History
Baled Scrap Price History
July 2011 Report
Prepared by, Joe Perillo 8/1/2011
PTR Baler & Compactor WWW.PTRCO.COM
Light Sweet Crude Oil
Baled Used Cardboard
Baled Mixed PET Scrap
Baled Mixed PET Scrap
Baled Clear PP Scrap
Baled Used Aluminum Cans
Secondary Commodity Composite Index

2. PTR Baler & Compactor
Mission Statement
Mi i St t t
To protect and preserve the environment by
providing and servicing recycling and
waste reduction products.

3. How To View These Reports
• The reports are a reference point only since
market prices for individual commodities
market prices for individual commodities
fluctuate by region and configurations of how
the scrap commodity is packaged i.e. loose or
baled, bale size, truck TL or LTL etc…
• PTR Baler & Compactor uses these reports as
leading indicators for recycling equipment
projections.
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• Individuals will need to use their own market
evaluation tools or individual pricing sheets by
evaluation tools or individual pricing sheets by
region and how they configure the scrap
commodity to determine the best price for
their scrap.

4. Recycling Statistics
Material Energy Air Pollution • Each ton (2000 pounds) of
recycled paper can save 17 trees
Savings Savings
• 380 gallons of oil
Aluminum 95% 95%
• three cubic yards of landfill space
Cardboard 24% —
• 4000 kilowatts of energy
Glass 5‐30% 20% • 7000 gallons of water
g
Paper 40% 73% • This represents a 64% energy
savings, a 58% water savings, and
Plastics 70% — 60 pounds less of air pollution!
Steel 60% — • The 17 trees saved can absorb a
total of 250 pounds of carbon
dioxide from the air each year.
• Burning that same ton of paper
would create 1500 pounds of
carbon dioxide.

5. 200
180
$175
160 $162162
$
$156 $154 $148 $147.5 $147.5
$146
$151
$146 $145 $147
$143 $142 $144
$142
140 $140 $140 $141
$139
$135 $134
$131
$127 $128 $130 $130130 $133
$ $132
$126 $125 $127
120 $123
$119
$115
$110 $110
$106 $107 $105
100 $102 $102
$96 $98 $97.3
92 $91 $93 $93 $99
89 $88 $94.9
$
82 $83 $84$86 $84$84
80 $78$75$79 $80 $79$78 $78
$74 $75
$71 $69 $72$73 $71
$68 $65 $66 $67
60 $60$60$60$60
$54 $55$52$52
$45$42$45
$ $
40
20
0
Light Sweet Crude Oil NYMEX Baled Corrugated Cardboard Spot Market TL Price Per Ton
Source: Recyclersnet.com Moneycentrol.msn.com

6. 1200
1000 $980 $980
$940
$940 $920
$900
$860 $860
$840
$820820
$ $820
800 $800
$780 $780
$760 $760760
$
$740 $740
$720720
$
$680680
$
600 $600600600
$ $ $600 $600
$580
$560 $560 $560560
$ $560 $560
$540
$520 $520 $520520 $560
$
$500 $500 $500500500
$500 $ $
$480480480480480480
$ $ $ $ $
$460 $460460460460460
$ $ $ $ $460 $460
$440 $440440440
$ $ $440
$420 $420420420
$ $ $420 $420
400 $400 $400400400400400
$ $ $ $
$360360360
$ $
$340340340
$ $
$320
200
0
Baled Mixed PET Spot Market TL Price Per Ton Baled Clear PP Polypropylene Shrink Wrap Spot Market TL Price Per Ton
Source: Recyclersnet.com

7. Baled Aluminum Used Beverage Container Spot Market TL Price Per Ton
2500
$2,120 $2,120
2000 $2,040
$2,040 $2,020
$2,000
$1,860 $1,860
$1,880
$1,820 $1,840
$1 840
$1,740 $1,740 $1,760
$1,740
$1,740
$1,680 $1,680 $1,780
$1,620
$1,580 $1,580
1500 $1,520$1,500 $1,520 $1,500
$1,460 $1,460
$1,400 $1,380 $1,380
$1,380
$1,320
$1,320
$1,280
$ ,
$1,200
$1,140
1000 $1,020 $1,000
$960 $960
$920
$920
500
0
Baled Aluminum Used Beverage Container Spot Market TL Price Per Ton
Source: Recyclersnet.com

8. • The Secondary Commodity Composite Index tracks the changing market prices across the
spectrum of the recycling industry.
• The Index is a composite Index of 11 industry sectors within the recyclable (secondary) materials
marketplace.
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• The sectors include ferrous metals, non‐ferrous metals, exotic metals, waste/scrap paper, plastics,
textiles, tire/rubber, electronics, recovered minerals, curbside materials, waste energy and
automobile related scrap.

9. THANK YOU
Joe Perillo
Director of Supply Chain,
Di t fS l Ch i
Logistics & Lean Enterprise
PTR Baler & Compactor
jperillo@ptrco.com
"Leadership Through Influence"
For an opportunity to review your recycling 2207 East Ontario St
and trash compaction needs visit us on the Philadelphia, PA 19134
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