Price of Recyclables

(Based on sales of EMB Central Office MRF)

Recyclable Items Examples Junk Shop Price Factory Price

Per kilo Per kilo
(estimated)

1. White Paper (used) Used bond paper P 8.00 P 9.00

2. Cartons (corrugated, Appliance boxes, P 2.50 P 3.00
brown) packaging boxes
3. Newspaper P 4.00 P 6.00
4. Assorted Papers / Mixed Colored papers, papers P 1.50 P 2.00
waste paper with heavy prints,
envelopes & others not
falling into the previous 3
categories
5. PET bottle
Clean w/o caps & labels Mineral water bottle, clear P 16.00 P 20.00
Unclean w/ caps & labels softdrinks bottle P 12.00 P 15.00
6. Aluminum cans Softdrink cans P 50.00 P 60.00
7. Plastic (sibakin) HDPE Food bottles used for P 10.00 P 13.00
vinegar, soy sauce,
ketchup, etc.
8. Plastic LDPE Ice cream & margarine lids P 5.00 P 10.00
9. Engineering plastics Computer & printer casing P 10.00 P 13.00
10. Copper wire
Class A (red color) Heavy duty wires used in P 300.00 P 350.00
aircons
Class B (reddish yellow Ordinary wire used in P 250.00 P 300.00
color) extension cords
Class C (yellow in thin Wire used in Christmas P 150.00 P 200.00
strands) lights
11. Steel
Iron alloys (bakal) Steel tubes used for P 9.00 P 12.00-14.00
plumbing
Stainless steel Pots & pans used for P 60.00 P 70.00
cooking
GI sheet Roofing sheets P 7.00 P 10.00
12. Tin can (lata) Sardine can, corned beef P 3.00 P 5.00
can, etc.
13. Bottles
Emperador long neck Liquor bottle P 1.50 P 2.00
Emperador lapad Liquor bottle P 0.75 P 1.00
Ginebra gin Liquor bottle P 0.65 P 1.00
Ketchup P 0.25 P 0.50
Softdrinks bottle P 2.00 P 3.00
14. Glass cullets (bubog) Broken glass bottles, P 1.00/kg P 5.00/kg
colorless
15. Old diskette P 8.00 P 10.00
16. Ink jet cartridge P 100.00-300.00
17. Car battery P 100.00 P 11.50/kg

Others:
Doy pack/Zesto packaging P 0.20/pc.
-being bought by livelihood groups like Kilus Foundation to make into bags, wallets, etc.