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Precious metals prices have been climbing consistently over the past few years—and they show no signs of stopping. While the situation is a boon for recyclers of palladium, rhodium, and other precious metals, recyclers have also found themselves in the middle of an ongoing issue related to the continuous price surge: catalytic converter theft. The...

Heritage Battery Recycling (HBR), a new division of the Heritage Group and its subsidiary, Heritage Environmental Services (Heritage), is collaborating with Romeo Power, an energy technology company, to develop a battery reuse and recycling facility in the southwestern U.S. Heritage, which provides environmental and sustainability services, launched HBR in late 2020 to address the growing...

Black History Month 2021: An Opportunity Black History Month (BHM) began in 1925 as a week of celebration dedicated to raising the awareness of African American contributions to civilization. The celebration was extended to a month in 1976. Many of us remember learning of heroes like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman, and Rosa...

Georgia, Indiana, and Tennessee are the three latest states to join Massachusetts and Alabama in commending the recycling industry and its workers for their essential role during the COVID-19 pandemic. Introduced in the House by more than five representatives, Georgia’s resolution passed Feb 8. It recognizes the Georgia Recyclers Association, the Georgia Recycling Coalition, and...

According to market data collected by Joe Pickard and Bret Biggers, ISRI’s chief economist/director of commodities and senior economist, respectively, the quantity of U.S. scrap exports—including all ferrous, base metal, precious metal, paper, plastics, textiles, glass, and rubber—dropped to 35.1 million mt in 2020, a decrease of 8% from 2019. Overall, Canada was the largest...