Waste Handling & Recycling Solutions

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Solutions Built Around Your Industry & Operational Environment

Reduce hauling costs, improve backroom efficiency, and simplify recycling with solutions designed to keep busy retail backrooms running efficiently every day.

Retail & Grocery

Manage corrugated, plastics, scrap materials, and production waste with durable equipment built for continuous use, helping free up floor space while supporting a safer, more productive work environment.

Manufacturing & Industrial Facilities

Keep docks clear, reduce labor handling time, and process recyclable materials efficiently to support continuous movement and material flow across high volume warehouse and logistics environments.

Distribution & Warehousing

Support cleaner spaces, smarter waste handling, and operational reliability with solutions designed for hospitals, clinics, and regional medical campuses.

Healthcare & Medical Centers

From schools and municipal buildings to apartment communities, Harmony solutions help manage waste across multiple locations, while controlling costs and minimizing disruptions to improve safety, cleanliness, and operational performance.

Public Sector & Multi Facility Environments

High material volumes, space constraints, and rising transport costs make efficient compaction essential to keep operations running and margins strong. Process OCC, PET, aluminum, textiles, and mixed recyclables with equipment designed to maximize throughput, bale quality, and commodity value.

Recycling & Material Recovery

Harmony Recycling Market Pulse: Updated Weekly!

Week of November 9–13, 2026

OCC (Old Corrugated Containers)

The latest published national average for OCC remains approximately $91 per ton, compared to $50–$55 per ton in October 2025. Recovered cardboard continues to show substantial year-over-year improvement, supported by tighter fiber supplies and domestic mill demand. With holiday shipping activity increasing, businesses generating large volumes of cardboard should prioritize clean, dry material and consistent bale density to maximize recycling value and reduce transportation costs.

Mixed Paper

Mixed paper continues to average approximately $35–$40 per ton nationally, compared to $26 per ton one year ago. Improved recovered fiber conditions have helped maintain stronger values throughout 2026, although mixed paper remains considerably less valuable than OCC. Proper sorting, contamination control, and efficient material handling remain essential to maintaining marketability and managing operational expenses.

PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate)

Post-consumer PET bottles and jars are averaging approximately 2.53 cents per pound, compared to 4.50 cents in October 2025. PET remains one of the most challenged recyclable commodities, facing competition from lower-cost virgin and imported recycled materials. For recycling operations, producing clean, consistently sorted bales and reducing hauling expenses are increasingly important when commodity revenue alone may not cover processing costs.

Aluminum UBC (Used Beverage Cans)

Sorted, baled aluminum beverage cans remain near 96.56 cents per pound nationally, compared to 78.44 cents one year ago. Aluminum continues to demonstrate strong recovery value, supported by domestic manufacturing demand and interest in recycled metal. Businesses collecting aluminum cans can benefit from efficient separation, proper densification, and consistent material quality to improve transportation efficiency and recovery revenue.

Steel Cans

Sorted, baled steel cans continue to average approximately $198 per ton, compared to $158 per ton in October 2025. Recovered steel values remain favorable on a year-over-year basis, although changing manufacturing demand and regional scrap market conditions can influence pricing. Maintaining clean, properly separated material and preparing consistent loads helps recyclers preserve value and reduce handling expenses.

Overall Market Outlook

As November progresses, recovered fiber and metal markets continue to provide encouraging returns compared to last year, while PET remains under considerable pressure. OCC and mixed paper are benefiting from stronger recovered fiber conditions, and aluminum and steel cans continue to offer attractive recovery values.

Looking ahead, seasonal holiday packaging demand may provide near-term support for recovered paper, although year-end mill maintenance and changing consumer demand could influence December pricing.

For businesses evaluating their recycling operations and planning 2027 capital expenditures, market conditions reinforce the importance of efficient material processing. Proper baling, compaction, contamination control, and transportation management can help lower operating costs and improve recycling program performance regardless of commodity price fluctuations.

Market Pricing Disclaimer

Commodity values reflect the latest publicly available October 2026 national averages for sorted, baled post-consumer recyclables and are provided for general market awareness. Actual prices vary by region, material quality, volume, transportation costs, and individual buyer or mill agreements. This information is not a guarantee of current or future pricing.