Members of law enforcement from across the country gathered at ISRI2024 to discuss future strategies, share ideas, and gain a real-time overview of today’s metals theft landscape. ReMA Director of Law Enforcement Outreach Todd Foreman gathered more than 10 law enforcement professionals who are part of ReMA’s Law Enforcement Advisory Council (LEAC). LEAC members gained…
Now known as the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA), ISRI wrapped ISRI2024 last week in Las Vegas, Nevada with its most successful convention and exposition in the organization’s history. A record-setting 6,899 attendees and 365 exhibitors gathered to recognize national award recipients, learn about developments in the recycled materials industry, and participate in networking opportunities, as…
Members of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s unique “Share the Road with Trucks” program were on hand at the sold-out ISRI2024 Exhibit Hall to share truck safety with attendees. Scott Tidwell, team leader at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, and his team shared details of the program daily on an hourly basis with Exhibit Hall…
“How is everyone feeling this morning?” asked ISRI Convention Chair Stephen Moss to a packed closing session hall. “This marks the final general session of ISRI ever.” Moss’s words embodied the anticipation and energy in the air. With 6,794 attendees – the second consecutive year of setting a new record – ISRI2024 was a great…
ISRI presented its 2024 Design for Recycling® Award to the REMADE Institute at the ISRI2024 Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada. REMADE is being honored with the award for its programmatic research to support implementation of Design for Recycling® (DFR) principles in manufacturing. The DFR Award is ISRI’s highest recognition given annually to the…
What is the gap between brands and recyclers that needs to be bridged? The session started off with the panelists getting to the meat of the issue. The panel included Amy Uong, senior recycling manager at Nestle Nespresso USA, Jason Pelz, VP of sustainability-US, Canada, Central America and the Caribbean at Tetra Pak, Inc, Dan…
“Relationship and collaboration between the recycled materials industry and China goes back years,” said ReMA President Robin Wiener during her opening remarks at the session. “As economies become more focused on decarbonization and electrification, recyclers are placed at the center of the supply chains. We hope our governments can ease some of the current restrictions.”…
ISRI2024 kicked off with a celebration of ISRI’s history and future. “We promote safe, economically sustainable, environmentally responsible recycling. But I think it’s more than that,” said ISRI President Robin Wiener in a video montage that played during the opening session. The video covers ISRI’s origins, mission and future: ISRI Convention Chair Stephen Moss then…
ISRI and JASON Learning recognized winners of the 10th Annual 2023-24 Youth Recycling Award contest at the ISRI2024 Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants in grades K-12 submitted original posters or videos that communicated the theme of “Design for Recycling®,” which encouraged students to enhance an existing consumer product using Design for Recycling®…
Per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to gain attention by policymakers and regulators across the nation. The panelists at this session during ISRI2024 covered these widespread chemicals, with a specific focus on their multi-layered legislative and regulatory patchwork, and the specific challenges they pose to the industry. ISRI’s Chief Scientist and Director of Environmental Management David Wagger…
“What we’ll discuss, it’s all practical, real-world applications,” said Matthew Young, founder and president of Electronics Value Recovery, Inc., as he kicked off the session. The goal of the session was to highlight the opportunities in IT asset disposition (ITAD) and the electronics recycling industry including reverse logistics partnerships, technology, automation, software, AI and processing…
On Thursday, April 18, ISRI will host the session “Taking Sustainability to the Next Level: Data, Emissions and Report” during the ISRI2024 Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas. Featuring Stan Chen, CEO at United Metal Recycling, Corinna Kester, manager at Ramboll, and Susan Robinson, principle at Susan K Robinson Consulting, the session will explore environmental,…