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For example, the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) November 2017 report indicates a 60% decline in insurance claims resulting from metals theft from 2014 through 2016, the latest reporting period. While the number of registered users of the ScrapTheftAlert.com system continues to increase, the number of alerts have declined over the last several years. Why it’s important...

As a cap to many months of engaging with the Indian Government in partnership with the Materials Recycling Association of India (MRAI), ReMA was not just invited to participate, but Indian government officials considered ISRI’s input to be among the most crucial for a complete understanding of a successful recycling industry. ReMA Chairman Brian Shine...

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling IndustryTM, today released the following statement in response to China’s announcement that it will impose a retaliatory tariff on the import of all scrap commodities from the U.S.: “ISRI is already hearing from contacts in China that the announcement has...

Washington, DC – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Board of Directors recently elected Mel Wright of Wright’s Scrap Metals in Beaumont, Texas to a Director-at-Large position. Mr. Wright will be filling a term ending in 2019. “Having served in a number of leadership roles within ISRI, Mel brings a great deal of experience...

Growth in ScrapTheftAlert.com users a warning to thieves (Washington, DC) – For more than a decade, the recycling industry has made a strong effort to fight the theft of metals and other materials through proactive outreach to law enforcement. One such example was the creation of ScrapTheftAlert.com in 2008. The alert system is a free...