Updated on 2nd October 2026
ONP (Old Newspapers)
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Buyer Power Score
-2.6
Supplier-favoured −5+5 Buyer-favoured
Negotiating position for this category, scored from supplier-favoured to buyer-favoured.
Recommended stance. Lock in long-term fiber contracts
Market size$12.5Bglobal, USD
CAGR3.4%base to forecast
Suppliers8tracked players
Signals10monitored
What to do
3Risk Exceptions
3Black number: sourced statements naming the countryRed badge: live signals (alerts) for the country
10 countries · 7 lanes from 31 sourced statementsCountries
Ranked by sourced statements.United States · 7 alerts17
China7
India2
Malaysia2
Vietnam2
Thailand2
Japan2
Indonesia1
Canada · 7 alerts1
Mexico · 3 alerts1
SupplierHQProfileStatus
Waste Management Inc.Texas, USALargest North American waste and recycling company; operates materials recovery facilities handling old newspapers (ONP) as part of its recycled…ProfiledRepublic Services, Inc.Arizona, USAMajor US environmental services provider with recycling centers processing ONP and mixed paper.ProfiledRecologyCalifornia, USAEmployee-owned resource recovery company; collects and processes old newspapers through West Coast recycling facilities.ProfiledCasella Waste Systems, Inc.Vermont, USARegional (Northeast US) solid waste and recycling company handling ONP within its recycled commodity operations.ProfiledDS Smith PlcLondon, United KingdomEuropean packaging and paper company (acquired by International Paper in 2025); operates paper mills consuming recovered fiber including ONP.Profiled