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Including stainless and alloy steel scrap, U.S. ferrous scrap exports were up 26 percent to more than 10 million metric tons. The largest net market gains in total U.S. ferrous scrap exports this year were as follows (numbers rounded to the nearest 1,000): Turkey (+396,000 tons) Egypt (+290,000 tons) Taiwan (+250,000 tons) Malaysia (+210,000 tons)...

Initial estimates are that the combined trio of bills will cost approximately $657.4 billion over ten years. The details of each act follow: Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 makes permanent the individual tax changes from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which are currently set to expire in 2025:...

The convention arose because environmental protection laws were tightening in the developed world, leading some to seek disposal options outside their borders while some less developed countries also saw earnings potential by taking in other countries’ solid waste. Unfortunately, public attention was drawn to the environmental harm caused in these countries by poor handling and...

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced today the recent hiring of Scott Wiggins as vice president of environmental, health & safety. Mr. Wiggins’s responsibilities include leading ISRI’s EHS training and outreach programs, including the ReMA Safety & Environmental Council (ISEC), Circle of Safety Excellence, and OSHA Alliance, as well as...

(Washington, DC) – As the Basel Convention prepares to convene in Geneva on September 3-6, with proposals that could restrict the trade of scrap commodities on the agenda, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) releases the following background information: The Proposals In March, at the direction of the Basel Convention Conference of Parties, an Expert...