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What's your outlook for markets in 2012?
  • Slow and steady improvement. (9 votes)
    26.5%
  • Strong improvement in most commodities. Business conditions look good. (5 votes)
    14.7%
  • Volatility will be the name of the game for recyclable commodities. (7 votes)
    20.6%
  • Markets will remain fairly flat this year. Commodity prices will remain pretty much where they are right now. (4 votes)
    11.8%
  • Markets are heading for a significant downward correction (2 votes)
    5.9%
  • Business conditions aren't bad, but may see some modest price declines. (1 votes)
    2.9%
  • Too much uncertainty in the market. I don't have a clue. (6 votes)
    17.6%


Maps, Lists & Web Extras

 

Check out the Recycling Today Media Group's maps and lists, ranking and listing various recycling operations by market segment as well as consumers of recyclables:

 

Largest MRFs in North America (published September 2011)
The largest material recovery facilities in North America as ranked by the amount of fiber processed in 2010. 

20 Largest Plastics Recyclers (published July 2011)
This list ranks the largest recyclers of post-industrial and post-commercial plastics in North America.

Largest Tire Processors in North America (published December 2010)
North America's largest scrap tire processors as ranked by PTEs processed in 2009.

Auto Shredder Map (published October 2010)
A map of the auto shredders operating throughout North America.

North America's Largest Electronics Recyclers (published June 2010)
The largest electronics recyclers in North America ranked by the volume of electronic scrap processed in 2009.

High-Volume Mixed C&D Sorting Facilities 2010 (published May/June 2010 in Recycling Today's sister publication Construction & Demolition Recycling)
The largest high-volume mixed C&D recycling facilities in the United States.

Largest Nonferrous Metal Recyclers (published April 2010)
A ranking of North America's largest nonferrous metals processors.

North America's Largest Paper Stock Dealers (published January 2010)
North America's largest paper stock dealers as ranked by total tonnage shipped in 2009.

Wire Chopper Locations in North America (published October 2009)
North America's wire chopping operations listed by state and province. 

20 Largest Ferrous Scrap Recyclers in North America (published April 2009)
The largest ferrous scrap processors in North America as ranked by gross tons processed in 2008.

20 Largest Paper Stock Consumers in North America (published January 2009)
A ranking of the largest paper stock consumers in North America by tons consumed in 2008.

20 Largest Multi-National Scrap Recyclers (published March 2008)
The 20 largest multi-national scrap recyclers as ranked by tons of ferrous scrap processed in 2007.

Extras:

Scrap Theft Compliance Chart (published October 2009)
This quick-reference chart summarizes the requirements of state regulations intended to curb materials theft.