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Table 2 Plastic commodity prices before and after China waste ban

From: Plastics: are they part of the zero-waste agenda or the toxic-waste agenda?

Items

AU $/tonne: Pre-China ban (2015-‘17)

AU $/tonne: Post-China ban (2018)

Plastic – PET

$575

$375

Plastic – HDPE

$575

$500

Plastic – mixed

$325

$75