Press Releases
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The FMCSA is now accepting applications for participation in the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Program
FMCSA established the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program (SDAP). This three-year program will help individuals ages 18, 19, and 20 explore interstate trucking careers and help trucking companies hire and train new drivers through an apprenticeship pilot program. How to Prepare FMCSA is accepting applications for the SDAP Program, they encourage companies to: Become familiar...
ReMA Names Komal “Komie” Jain as Senior Vice President, Advocacy
(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, announced Komal “Komie” Jain as Senior Vice President, Advocacy. Jain will lead the development and implementation of ReMA strategy for advancing the organization’s advocacy agenda and priorities across all levels of government, as well as with stakeholders through the recycling chain....
Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II Receives ISRI’s 2022 Recycling Impact Award
(Washington, DC) – Recognizing recycling stewardship among state gubernatorial successors, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, is proud to announce that Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II today was presented with the third annual 2022 Recycling Impact Award. ISRI, along with the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA), presents the award annually to...
Organizations Provide Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with Best Practices for Collection and Recycling Labeling Guidelines on Lithium Battery Recycling
(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA), and Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) issued a joint letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan citing best practices for safe recycling and labeling of lithium batteries. The letter is in response to the EPA’s Request for...
ReMA Represents Recycling Industry During Congressional Testimony on How the Industry is Moving the Economy Toward Increased Sustainability
(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, on June 30, delivered testimony before the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change on how recycling in the U.S. isn’t broken but rather strong, and getting stronger. ReMA Chief Lobbyist Billy Johnson delivered powerful remarks, including how residential recycling, the sector most people...
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