Press Releases

For Immediate Release July 23, 2013 Mark [email protected]   Commodities have a significant global impact Washington, DC – Kicking off World Trade Week, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries extolled the important role scrap materials play in global trade, both for the U.S. and foreign countries. Scrap materials make up nearly two percent of the...

For Immediate Release July 18, 2013 Mark [email protected] (Washington, D.C.) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today released the following statement following the Senate confirmation of Gina McCarthy as the next Environmental Protection Agency Administrator: “ISRI congratulates Gina McCarthy on her confirmation as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Recognized as one...

For Immediate Release July 24, 2013 Mark [email protected] Washington, DC – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling IndustryTM, today called on Congress to support environmentally responsible recycling worldwide and to reject attempts to restrict legitimate trade of used electronic products (UEPs) with U.S. trade partners. This follows upon the...

For Immediate Release August 5, 2013 Mark [email protected] (Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recently announced the release of a policy on bans and fees for recyclable paper and plastic bags approved during its July Board Meeting. The policy is in response to increased efforts across the country to ban or...

For Immediate Release September 6, 2013 Mark [email protected] Recycling Education Partnership to Inspire Student Scientists Innovative Curricula Show Real-World STEM Roles in the Growing Recycling Industry  With the start of the new school year, millions of children will have the opportunity to learn the science of recycling thanks to a new partnership between the scrap recycling industry and...