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Money raised funds for scholarships and industry research (Washington, DC) – As part of its continuous effort to provide funds for college students and industry research, The Recycling Research Foundation (RRF) recently announced it raised a record amount of nearly $40,000 through its annual silent auction. RRF, a nonprofit closely associated with the Institute of Scrap...

WASHINGTON (April 25, 2018) – The Rail Customer Coalition (RCC) welcomes the action taken by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to approve the nominations of Patrick Fuchs and Michelle Schultz to serve on the Surface Transportation Board (STB). Currently, there are three vacancies on the Board, which has hampered the STB’s ability...

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Board of Directors approved the addition of Flexible PVC Plastic scrap specifications at its ReMA Convention Board and Governance Meetings on April 16, 2018. This specification addition are intended to more accurately reflect the plastic scrap commodities currently being traded in the marketplace. The proposed addition...

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Board of Directors approved the integration of the Domestic Transactions and Export Transactions of its Guidelines for Paper Stock (PS-2017) at its ReMA Convention Board and Governance Meetings on April 16, 2018. These specification changes are intended to streamline and improve the trade of paper scrap...

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) released the following statement in response to the Chinese Government’s announcement that more recyclable materials will be prohibited for import over the course of the next two years: “The Chinese Government’s announcement will have an impact on more than 676,000 metric tons, worth about $278 million,...