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(Washington, DC) – Following approval by ISRI’s Nonferrous Division in November 2017, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Board of Directors will consider changes 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...

(Washington, DC) – In response to the publishing of the final Environmental Protection Control Standards for Imports of Solid Wastes as Raw Materials (GB 16487.2-13) – the quality standards for imported scrap by China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has released the following statement: “ISRI is very disappointed...

Calls on Federal Government to Prioritize Timely Completion of its Study of Recycled Rubber Infill and Play Surfaces   (Washington, DC) – Today, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) applauded the Council of State Governments’ (“CSG”) unanimous approval of a resolution noting that scientific evidence should be paramount when assessing recycled rubber play surfaces. The resolution...

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) applauded the decision by the U.S. Mint to resume the Mutilated Coin Redemption Program after a nearly three-year suspension. The program is worth millions of dollars to the recycling industry which recovers coins left in end-of-life products turned over for scrap processing. “The resumption of the...

Changes include new specs for Rigid PVC and amendment to MRF guidelines  (Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) recently updated the Scrap Specifications Circular to include new specifications for Rigid Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Recyclables approved at its Fall Board Meeting on November 8. It also reclassifies “clean, dry double-polycoat food...