Press Releases

Creative Entries from Across the Country Focus on The Importance of Recycling   (Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and JASON Learning are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021-2022 Youth Recycling Video and Poster contest. Contestants in grades K-12 submitted original posters or videos that communicated one central theme: Recycling can...

Fourth-Generation, Pacific Northwest Recycler Recognized (Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, has named Jacqueline Lotzkar as the recipient of its 2022 Young Executive of the Year Award. Lotzkar is a fourth-generation recycler who serves as vice president of her family’s business, Pacific Metals Recycling International. Lotzkar was honored to...

Todd Foreman to Continue ISRI’s Commitment to Law Enforcement Partnership (Washington, D.C.) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, has named former police chief Todd Foreman as its new Director of Law Enforcement Outreach. Foreman has been in law enforcement since 1993, and most recently served as chief of police...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to improve worker safety and health by ensuring the agency’s general industry and construction industry rules reflect current industry practice and state-of-the-art technology. The proposed rule will update the design and construction requirements for OSHA’s powered industrial trucks...

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Board of Directors will consider the addition of a specialty grade to the guidelines for paper stock contained in the ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular at its upcoming Spring Board Meeting to be held in Las Vegas, NV on March 21, 2021: Proposed Change to Guidelines for Paper Stock:...