Press Releases

For Immediate Release September 24, 2013 Contact:(ISRI) Mark Carpenter, [email protected](APR) Steve Alexander, APR Executive Director [email protected] (Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), which together represent nearly all U.S. postconsumer plastic recycling companies, today announced the publication of joint plastic model bale specifications to...

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 4, 2013 Contact:Mark [email protected](Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries(ISRI) commended California Governor Jerry Brown for recognizing theneed for more enforcement of the state’s current metals theft lawsbefore additional laws that could harm the industry are added to thebooks. While vetoing California Assembly Bill 841, Governor Brown issued thefollowing statement,...

For Immediate Release October 4, 2013 Contact:Mark [email protected] Scrap recycling is the first link in the manufacturing supply chain (Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) joins in the nationwide celebration of National Manufacturing Day by highlighting the many positive economic contributions of the industry to the U.S. manufacturing landscape. Each year, more...

For Immediate Release October 15, 2013 Contact:Mark [email protected] (Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has released its agenda for the Fall ReMA Safety & Environmental Council (ISEC) Meeting to be held November 5-7, 2013, in St. Louis at the Drury Plaza Hotel. The meeting is structured to provide a forum where safety...

For Immediate Release October 16, 2013 Contact:Mark [email protected] (MYSTIC, Conn. and WASHINGTON, DC) — JASON Learning and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) are inviting young filmmakers, artists and recycling advocates to do their part for an increasingly important environmental issue: how to properly recycle old cell phones. Americans each year throw out millions of...