1. RECYCLING'S VITAL SIGNS.
- Subjects
WASTE recycling ,INDUSTRIAL statistics ,PRICES ,EXPORTS ,PAPER ,ALUMINUM ,SHIPMENT of goods ,INTERNATIONAL trade ,ACCOUNTING - Abstract
The article offers information on the amount and price of recycled materials in North America for 2007. It reports that the recovered paper exports through August is 11.23 million metric tons, the recovered paper average price through August is $153 per metric ton and the price index among recovered paper producers is 395.8 (1982=100). Moreover, it notes that the production of aluminum in North America through September is 5.31 million metric tons and the shipments of aluminum beverage through September is 76.49 billion cans.
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- 2007