Markets for Rigid Plastics

Yes, that's true. I thought at the time that I might get a dockage for not meeting the preferred weight, not a complete denial of any payment when they accepted our shipment with no return possible.

I guess my point is to be careful when dealing with bulky, labor intensive, low-priced materials.

I'd put an ad on CL, to see if anyone was already bulking it and moving it along. At least, they might pick up for free. I've looked into Scrapo, an online plastic brokerage but haven't made any headway on it. we don't generate enough of anything to catch anyone's eye on that platform. But you might find someone near you either buying or processing.

I don't know with whom you've already spoken but Pacific Steel & Recycling seems to be taking a few kinds of plastic and has locations in and around Montana. I would check with them, first. We deal with Canusa Hershman in our operations but they are largely on the East Coast. You can look into their outfit, though. I've also heard good things about QRS and they specialize in mixed rigids. Also, see if Vikoz has an office near you. They deal in both US and Canadian material and can probably see you in the right direction. Honestly, you might have more luck with someone in Alberta or BC, as Canada seems to have a more vigorous, better subsudized industry. Those tariffs, tho...

As far as grading, if you can concretely identify PP and PC, separate them. They are higher-value plastics common to appliances. I've found that everything else pretty much goes along as a very low mixed grade of material. HDPE is less common in appliances but more valuable than the other two.

I think your main issue will be how to bale it. Very few buyers I know will play ball when the plastics are loose.