Press Releases

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...

For Immediate Release September 9, 2013 Mark [email protected] pricing model offers greater accessibility for small businesses and nonprofit organizations seeking responsible recycling certification Washington, DC – Recycling facilities, including non-profit organizations, are now able to become Recycling Industry Operating Standard™ (RIOS™) members at a reduced cost under a more streamlined price model. For the first time,...

For Immediate Release September 11, 2013 Mark [email protected] (Arlington, Va.) – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI)®, and InnoCentive, the pioneer in crowdsourcing and open innovation, today announced the winners of the second “CRT Challenge” to develop compelling economic and environmentally preferable solutions for recycling old cathode ray tube...