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The new Recommended Practices have been well received by a wide variety of stakeholders and are designed to be used in a wide variety of small and medium-sized business settings. The Recommended Practices present a step-by-step approach to implementing a safety and health program, built around seven core elements that make up a successful program. ...

National competition aims to raise awareness around breadth of recycling (Washington, DC) — The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and JASON Learning are teaming up once again to invite young filmmakers, artists, and recycling advocates to participate in a poster and video contest to build recycling awareness. The contest is open to all students...

These revisions are being proposed in response to President Obama’s Executive Order 13563, “Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review,” and would revise existing OSHA standards pertaining to recordkeeping, general industry, maritime, and (primarily) construction.  OSHA states the goal of the proposed revisions are to reduce regulatory burdens while maintaining or enhancing employees’ safety and health, and...

Scrap recycling is the first link in the manufacturing supply chain (Washington, DC) –The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today joins in the celebration of National Manufacturing Day by highlighting the many positive contributions the recycling industry to the U.S. manufacturing landscape. In 2015 alone, more than 130 million metric tons of metal, paper,...

(Washington, DC) – Following the approval of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industry’s (ISRI) Plastics Division, a series of new, revised, and deleted plastic scrap specifications will be presented to the ReMA Board of Directors at the next Board Meeting to be held on November 5, 2016, in Salt Lake City. The proposed specification changes are intended to...