Freshdi Market Insight
Recycled Plastic suppliers and buyer demand, backed by real data
Tanzania, Thailand, and the United Kingdom each hold 15.8% of the 19 Recycled Plastic suppliers, with 9 countries represented in total, so the origin pool is tightly concentrated among a few key regions. The typical range is USD 350 - 400 per metric ton FOB, centered at a USD 400 median. Buyer inquiries fell 66.7% to 1 in the last 30 days.
What is in this market?
The size and shape of Recycled Plastic on Freshdi before you shortlist anyone: how many sellers, how much product, how many origins, and which way demand is moving.
42supply
As of 14 November 2026, 42 active Recycled Plastic supply listings are live on Freshdi.
19companies
Freshdi counts 19 active Recycled Plastic suppliers, 0.1% of all suppliers on the platform, as of 14 November 2026.
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Freshdi Recycled Plastic suppliers come from 9 countries, led by Tanzania at 15.8%, as of 14 November 2026.
-66.7% over 12m
Buyer inquiries for Recycled Plastic on Freshdi reached 1 in the 30 days to 14 November 2026, down 66.7% from the previous 30 days.
Only 19 suppliers are currently active in the Recycled Plastic category, and none have updated their listings in the last 30 days — just 2 did in the past 90. This means the supply is stable but static, so buyers should treat each supplier as a one-off opportunity rather than a long-term source. With few updates, the product specs or availability may be outdated, making direct outreach essential. There are 42 active listings for Recycled Plastic, which is a modest catalog size. While it covers a range of grades and packaging, the low turnover suggests suppliers aren’t actively refreshing their inventory, so buyers may need to verify specs directly to avoid mismatches or outdated information. Suppliers come from 9 different countries, with Tanzania contributing 15.8% — a notable but not dominant share. This geographic spread offers buyers some flexibility in sourcing, especially if they're looking to avoid over-reliance on any single origin or need to compare regional quality and compliance standards. Only 1 buyer inquiry came in over the last 30 days, a sharp drop of 66.7% compared to the previous month. This suggests a significant slowdown in demand, which could mean suppliers are holding back on new orders or buyers are being cautious about committing. It’s a signal to act quickly if you’re planning to source — availability may be tightening soon.
Freshdi recorded 11 buyer requests for Recycled Plastic globally in the 365 days to 14 November 2026.
- Over the 365 days to 14 November 2026, Freshdi tracked 42 active Recycled Plastic supply listings from 19 suppliers in 9 countries, built on 57 source documents and 430 supply observations.
- In the 30 days to 14 November 2026, Recycled Plastic buyer inquiries on Freshdi declined 66.7% against the 30 days before, with 44.19% volatility in monthly inquiry and quotation activity over 279 days.
- Recycled Plastic on Freshdi drew 11 buyer requests in the 365 days to 14 November 2026 for 42 active listings — 3.8 listings per request globally.
Who exactly is selling?
The verified Recycled Plastic suppliers buyers actually reach on Freshdi, ranked by the inquiries they received in the last 30 days and how reliably they answered them.
No Recycled Plastic suppliers currently meet the ranking criteria below.
Verified suppliers first, then by buyer inquiries received in the last 30 days, then by response rate. No supplier pays for placement in this list.
Certifications shown are the two or three most relevant per supplier — the full set is on each supplier's profile.
- Freshdi counts 0 of its 19 Recycled Plastic suppliers as Level 2+ verified with a response rate of 70% or more, as of 14 November 2026.
How stable is this supply base?
Three separate questions, answered in order: is the product fresh, is the market busy, and can the sellers be trusted.
Is there much new product?
Recycled Plastic had 2 new listings in the last 30 days, fewer than the 4 the month before. Check the listing date when comparing offers to ensure they are current.
Is the market busy?
5 of the 19 suppliers joined in the last 12 months, a mix of long-standing and new suppliers. The pool includes sellers with established records and those still building their presence. Buyers have a range of options, but the newer ones have less history to assess. Review each supplier's listing history before contacting them for the first time.
210.5% of 19
210.5% of 19
631.6% of 19
Can these suppliers be trusted?
17 of 19 suppliers are verified, at least three in four, so buyers can reach out to several verified sellers at once. Replies typically come within the day, which helps keep sourcing efforts moving efficiently. Certificates are held by 8 of 19 suppliers, and FDA_REGISTRATION is the only one listed, by 1 of them. For a shipment requiring FDA compliance, filter for that certification or ask each shortlisted supplier to confirm it upfront.
- Freshdi refreshed 5 of 42 Recycled Plastic supply listings (11.9%) within 90 days to 14 November 2026, and 2 (4.8%) within 30 days.
- 16 of 19 Recycled Plastic suppliers on Freshdi (84.2%) were active in the 12 months to 14 November 2026, with 2 (10.5%) active within the last month, and 5 suppliers registered during the year.
- On Freshdi, 89.5% of Recycled Plastic suppliers are verified and the median first response to a Recycled Plastic inquiry is 12 hours as of 14 November 2026.
- Among 8 certified Freshdi Recycled Plastic supplier profiles, 12.5% hold BV, 12.5% hold SGS, 12.5% hold ISO22000:2020 Certification, 12.5% hold FDA_REGISTRATION, and 12.5% hold QS Certification; a profile can hold more than one certificate.
What are the selling conditions, and where do the two sides disagree?
Part A reads the supply side on its own terms — price, trade term, MOQ, origin. Part B puts buyer demand next to it and measures the gaps in percentage points.
Default settings of a typical Recycled Plastic offer — how it ships, what it costs, the smallest quantity accepted and where it comes from. Each figure is drawn from every quote in the last 365 days, not from one seller.
CIF54.4%
CIF is the leading trade term for Recycled Plastic supply on Freshdi at 54.4%, followed by FOB at 23.1% and EXW at 10.6%, as of 14 November 2026.
350–400
USD/MT FOBAs of 14 November 2026, Recycled Plastic supply on Freshdi typically lists between USD 350 and 400 per metric ton on a FOB basis, median USD 400 across 82 listings.
20MT median
As of 14 November 2026, Recycled Plastic suppliers on Freshdi typically ask a minimum order of 20 MT, with most listings between 5 and 50 MT.
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As of 14 November 2026, the leading Recycled Plastic supply origins on Freshdi are Tanzania (15.8%), Thailand (15.8%) and United Kingdom (15.8%).
Recycled Plastic listings show a typical range of USD 350 - 400 per metric ton on an FOB basis, with the median price landing at USD 400. The typical minimum order quantity for Recycled Plastic is 20 MT, with most listings falling within the common range of 5 to 50 MT, offering buyers a broad spectrum of order sizes to consider. CIF is the leading trade term for Recycled Plastic at 54.4% of listings, with FOB at 23.1%, indicating that a majority of suppliers include freight and insurance costs in the quoted price and transfer responsibility to the buyer at the destination port. For Recycled Plastic, payment is overwhelmingly made via T/T at 94.2%, with L/C accounting for only 2.4% of listings, reflecting a strong preference for bank transfers among suppliers.
| Market | Demand | Supply | Offers/req |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global | 34 requests | 58 products | 1.7 |
| India | 8 requests | 58 products | 7.2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 requests | 58 products | 8.3 |
| South Africa | 6 requests | 58 products | 9.7 |
| European Union | 5 requests | 58 products | 11.6 |
Worldwide, 58 listings meet 34 buyer requests - 1.7 listings per request, so buyers have choice and suppliers compete. India sends 8 of those requests (23.5%), and there the same 58 listings make 7.2 listings per request. With more listings than requests, a supplier needs a sharp price or terms to win each request. Quote the global or the Indian figure to match your market - the two are not interchangeable.
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- Freshdi had 58 Recycled Plastic listings against 34 buyer requests (1.7 listings per request), and buyers in India posted 8 of them (7.2 listings per request), in the 365 days to 14 November 2026.
- India (8), the United Arab Emirates (7) and South Africa (6) led the 34 Recycled Plastic buyer requests on Freshdi with a known buyer country, in the 365 days to 14 November 2026.
What do I do now?
Act on the numbers above — post request, or browse every listing.
Post buying request for Recycled Plastic
Freshdi received 11 buyer requests for Recycled Plastic in the last 12 months. Verified suppliers quote against your spec — no platform fees on either side.
Browse all Recycled Plastic suppliers
42 listings from 19 sellers, filterable by type, MOQ, trade term and certification.
Recycled Plastic on Freshdi has a median price of USD 400 per metric ton, FOB, based on 82 current listings. The price range spans from USD 350 to USD 400, indicating tight pricing with minimal variation, so buyers can expect consistent cost benchmarks when evaluating supplier quotes across the platform.
The typical minimum order quantity for Recycled Plastic is 20 MT, with listings ranging from 5 to 50 MT. This range provides flexibility for buyers with varying volume needs, ensuring that both small-scale and larger procurement projects can find viable suppliers within the posted MOQ spectrum.
CIF is the most commonly used trade term for Recycled Plastic, cited in 54.4% of supplier listings on Freshdi. Buyers should verify that each supplier's quoted term matches their shipping requirements, as CIF includes freight and insurance costs that may impact total landed cost.
T/T is the dominant payment term for Recycled Plastic suppliers, used by 94.2% of them on Freshdi. This term is standard for bulk commodity transactions, but buyers must confirm the exact payment schedule and conditions with each supplier before finalizing an order.
Post a buying request specifying your required volume, grade, and destination, or browse the live Recycled Plastic listings directly on Freshdi. Contacting a verified supplier from either path allows you to compare quotes, confirm availability, and negotiate terms before committing to any order.
Methodology
How the numbers on this page are produced, and what they do not cover.
Every figure comes from Recycled Plastic listings, supplier quotes and buyer requests posted on Freshdi in the 365 days to 6 November 2026 - 42 active listings, 10 buyer requests, 57 source documents, and 430 supply observations from the same 365-day window. External export benchmarks are cited separately and never mixed into Freshdi figures.
Price and MOQ ranges are the interquartile range - the middle half of quotes, a quarter below and a quarter above - with the median reported alongside. A Recycled Plastic type is priced only once it holds at least 5% of supply price quotes and 3 priced listings with a real range; below that it is not listed. Buyer prices are compared only once there are at least 5 of them.
All prices are FOB, in USD per metric ton; quotes on other Incoterms are converted to a FOB equivalent. Freshdi does not hold a CIF price series for Recycled Plastic, so no landed-cost comparison is possible from this data.
Product freshness counts listings created or updated. Supplier activity counts sellers by their last update. The two are different measurements and will not agree.
Freshdi reprocesses market data every hour, with one snapshot a day for trends. This page's figures, certification coverage included, refresh every 14 days on a rolling 365-day window.
About Recycled Plastic
Freshdi files Recycled Plastic under Metals, Minerals > Plastic Products. Next to Recycled Plastic, Freshdi lists Hdpe Scrap, Post-Industrial Plastic Scrap, Recycled Hdpe Flake, Plastic Toys and Ldpe Film Roll Scrap in the same group. On Freshdi, Recycled Plastic is tracked as Plastic Scrap (HS code 3915). Buyers posted 11 requests for Recycled Plastic on Freshdi in the 365 days to 14 November 2026. Post a buying request for Recycled Plastic on Freshdi and suppliers can send you quotations.
What to know before you buy Recycled Plastic in bulk
What wholesale Recycled Plastic offers state, from price to terms, for importers buying in bulk.
What is the price of Recycled Plastic per unit?
Suppliers in Plastic Scrap on Freshdi usually quote $350–$400/ton FOB (November 2026 data); Recycled Plastic offers may differ.
| Product type | Price range | MOQ | Trade term |
|---|---|---|---|
| All offers | $350–$400/ton | 5–50 tons | FOB |
Treat these Plastic Scrap figures as a reference and get Recycled Plastic quotations on the same terms.
Which countries export Recycled Plastic?
On Freshdi, Recycled Plastic comes most often from Tanzania (16% of suppliers), followed by Thailand (16%) and United Kingdom (16%), as of November 2026. At least 8 countries appear among the Recycled Plastic suppliers, and the top three hold just 48% of them.
| Country | Share of suppliers | Suppliers |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 16% | 3 |
| Thailand | 16% | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 16% | 3 |
| Germany | 10% | 2 |
| South Africa | 10% | 2 |
| Spain | 10% | 2 |
| United States | 10% | 2 |
| Brazil | 5% | 1 |
Comparing two or three origins helps you weigh price against freight and delivery time.
Do Recycled Plastic suppliers sell FOB or CIF, and how are they paid?
Offers in Plastic Scrap, the group closest to Recycled Plastic, most often state CIF (54%) and T/T (94%) on Freshdi, as of November 2026.
| Term | Type | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CIF | Incoterm | 54% |
| FOB | Incoterm | 23% |
| EXW | Incoterm | 11% |
| CFR | Incoterm | 8% |
| FAS | Incoterm | 4% |
| FCA | Incoterm | 0% |
| CPT | Incoterm | 0% |
| T/T | Payment term | 94% |
Read these Plastic Scrap figures as the usual practice, then agree your own terms.
What other products sit next to Recycled Plastic?
Freshdi lists Recycled Plastic under Plastic Products, alongside Plastic Raw Material, Pet Bottle Scrap and Recycled Plastic Scrap. Plastic Raw Material is the largest of them on Freshdi, with 60 suppliers.
| Category | Relation | Suppliers |
|---|---|---|
| Plastic Products | Broader category | 9 |
| Plastic Raw Material | Neighbouring category | 60 |
| Pet Bottle Scrap | Neighbouring category | 40 |
| Recycled Plastic Scrap | Neighbouring category | 40 |
| Recyclable Plastic Scrap | Neighbouring category | 39 |
| Scrap Pet Bottles | Neighbouring category | 36 |
| Mixed Plastic Scrap | Neighbouring category | 35 |
| Plastic Film Scrap | Neighbouring category | 34 |
Neighbouring categories often share suppliers and buyers, so they are worth a look.
Trade terms and how to compare quotations
A reference for every category: what the usual trade and payment terms mean, and the points to check when you compare quotations.
| Term | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| EXW | Incoterm | The buyer collects the goods at the seller's premises and pays every cost from there. |
| FCA | Incoterm | The seller hands the goods, cleared for export, to the buyer's carrier at a named place. |
| FOB | Incoterm | The seller loads the goods on the vessel at the port of loading; freight is the buyer's. |
| CFR | Incoterm | The seller pays sea freight to the destination port; the risk passes once loaded. |
| CIF | Incoterm | Like CFR, and the seller also insures the goods until the destination port. |
| CPT | Incoterm | The seller pays carriage to a named place; the risk passes at the first carrier. |
| CIP | Incoterm | Like CPT, and the seller also insures the goods to the named place. |
| DAP | Incoterm | The seller delivers to a named place, ready for unloading; import duties are the buyer's. |
| DPU | Incoterm | The seller delivers and unloads the goods at a named place in the destination country. |
| DDP | Incoterm | The seller delivers to the buyer's place and pays import duties and taxes too. |
| FAS | Incoterm | The seller places the goods alongside the vessel at the port of loading. |
| T/T | Payment term | A bank transfer, often a deposit before production and the balance against documents. |
| L/C | Payment term | A letter of credit, under which the buyer's bank pays once the shipping documents match its terms. |
| D/P | Payment term | Documents against payment, where the buyer gets the shipping documents once it pays. |
| D/A | Payment term | Documents against acceptance, where the buyer gets the documents by accepting to pay later. |
| CAD | Payment term | Cash against documents, where payment is made when the shipping documents are presented. |
| Bank Transfer | Payment term | A direct transfer between bank accounts, agreed in the contract. |
| Escrow | Payment term | A third party holds the payment until the buyer confirms delivery. |
| Cash | Payment term | Payment in cash, usually only for small or local orders. |
Name the Incoterm with a place, and agree it and the payment term in writing before production starts.
| Point | What to check | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Incoterm and place | Every quotation names the same Incoterm and port or place. | Prices on FOB and on CIF differ by the freight and the insurance. |
| Specification | The grade, size or composition quoted matches the one asked for. | A lower grade can hide behind a lower price. |
| Quantity and MOQ | The price is for the quantity ordered, above the minimum order. | Unit prices change with the order size. |
| Packaging | Packing type, size and labelling are stated and the same. | Custom packing adds cost. |
| Payment term | The payment term and the deposit asked. | It moves the risk between buyer and seller. |
| Lead time | The production and shipping time to the destination. | A late shipment can cost more than a higher price. |
| Documents | The certificates and export documents included. | Missing papers can block customs. |
| Validity | How long the quoted price holds. | Quotations are often valid for a limited time only. |
Ask every counterpart to quote on the same basis: only then does the lower price win.