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Plastic scrap market hardest hit by China’s actions (Washington, DC) – News that China would ban certain scrap imports shook the recycling industry last summer, yet U.S. global scrap exports increased overall in 2017 according to a new analysis from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI). As improved demand for ferrous and nonferrous metal scrap more...

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Board of Directors approved amendments to existing nonferrous specifications for shredded electric motors (SHELMO) and wheel weights (ROPES) at its Winter Meeting on February 1. These specification changes are intended to more accurately reflect the nonferrous scrap commodities currently being traded in the marketplace. The proposed modifications:...

Although not too different from current rules, there are some points you need to know: Much of the qualifications remain the same, including ISO 9001 or RIOS, but applicants must also be able to achieve the environmental control standards (i.e., contaminants thresholds) and have radiation detection equipment at your facilities;    China will maintain the...

China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) has just published the final Environmental Protection Control Standards for Imports of Solid Wastes as Raw Materials (GB 16487) 2017 General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and Standardization Administration of China (SAC) Smelt Slag 0.5 Wood 0.5 Ferrous 0.5 Nonferrous 1.0...

Program recognizes and rewards the recycling industry’s best in driving safety (Washington, DC) –The entry period for the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ (ISRI) 2018 Transportation Safety Awards is open. The program, now in its sixth year, recognizes those with a superior record of safety in the field of transportation. It consists of four awards: the...