Nigel Pritchard, Finance & Purchasing Director of Rexam Glass has called on the government to take the lead in creating a "credible economic environment" for glass recycling. Rexam has also called on local authorities, WRAP, packaging waste compliance schemes and the rest of the glass sector to work together to create a stable economic platform for glass recycling. Mr Pritchard was responding to the latest drop in the price that local authorities are paid for green and mixed glass. Prices offered to councils for a tonne of green glass have dropped from between £16-22 in July/04 to about £8-12 in December. The price of mixed glass has dropped from £15-18/tonne in July to £11-15 now (Dec). The drop in price is partly because of the recent slump in PRNs which have dropped from over £20/tonne in July to just under £10 in December.
