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In January, recycling equipment manufacturer CASE Construction Equipment and Texas-based dealer Nueces Power Equipment threw their support behind an effort to help those still affected by Hurricane Harvey. The two companies provided supplies and support to Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster response organization, which conducted a two-week relief operation in Victoria County, Texas. Team Rubicon...

At the European Union’s suggestion, the Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention will consider adding a new “R code”—which would designate reuse/refurbishment—to the recovery and recycling operations listed in Annex IV of the Convention. The EU has been looking at a range of proposed changes to Annex IV for several years, but always within...

ISRI’s communications team has welcomed three new additions to start 2021. Fulfilling the roles of digital content producer, digital publisher and writer/editor, respectively, Jesse Cipala, Brian Sprowl and Hannah Zuckerman have brought their unique skills and experiences to ISRI, and will use them to help ISRI accomplish its communications goals. Learn about each new member...

On Jan. 29, ISRI, alongside several other associations, submitted comments to the Surface Transportation Board concerning the board’s proposed new approach, issued Sept. 30, 2020, for evaluation of market conditions, including transportation competition, in class exemption and revocation proceedings. “The proposed new approach would apply a market dominance-style analysis that deviates from the governing revocation...

On Feb. 4, aluminum-maker Constellium announced that the company is in the final planning stages of an investment to increase its recycling capacity in Europe. Headquartered in Paris, Constellium designs and develops aluminum products for a variety of markets, including packaging, automotive, and aerospace. This project will be focused on using recycled aluminum to produce...