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An extended closure of the Illinois River is scheduled for July through to the end of October next year as the US Army Corps of Engineers carries out a major revamp of the river’s locks and dams to alleviate some of the issues experienced this year due to high water levels. ‘You’re looking at a...

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today announced the formation of a “Hazard Recognition in Shipping/Receiving and Loading Dock Areas” safety training program. The program is the result of $160,000 in funding ReMA received as part of the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program administered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

The venue also serves as a perfect stage for ReMA to bring recycling to life before those policymakers who define our industry and enact the laws that govern how the industry operates. With record-breaking numbers in attendance at the Nashville Summit this year, thousands of attendees met the ReMA message that Recyclers Power America. There...

The Board proposed a policy statement clarifying the principles it would consider in evaluating the reasonableness of demurrage and accessorial rules and charges, a rule imposing minimum demurrage billing requirements, and a rule that applies demurrage regulation to most exempt transportation. It seeks comments on the proposed policy statement and rules by November 6, 2019...

ISRI also organized one of the main sessions focusing on international trade, markets and commodities, and transportation issues featuring ISRI’s Joe Pickard and Adina Renee Adler, and Jason Tutrone of Thompson Hine – a law firm that specializes in transportation issues. The E-Scrap Conference brings together E-Scrap processors, brokers, equipment manufacturers as well as electronics...