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While 2020 will forever be remembered as the year of the pandemic, it was also historic in many positive ways for the recycling industry. First and foremost, due the Coronavirus outbreak, the federal government and states across the country, officially recognized the industry as essential. It marked one of the most important victories in the...

ISRI has sent a letter, signed by President Robin Wiener and Chair Gary Champlin, to President-Elect Joe Biden to congratulate him on his win, introduce him to the recycling industry, and emphasize recycling’s benefits. The letter highlights the importance of the recycling industry to the manufacturing sector, noting that more than 40% of raw material...

On Jan. 1, 2021, the Basel Convention treaty entered new policy territory as it began explicitly regulating the international trade of nonhazardous scrap plastics. The BC-14/12 decision, which was adopted at the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention in May 2019 and will amend several of the Convention’s annexes, has significant implications for recyclers—even...

Little Rock, Ark.-based Metal Recycling Corp. bought the assets of Sol Alman Co., also of Little Rock, on Dec. 18, Metal Recycling Corp. announced in a release. The company will retain its location at 1300 E. Ninth St. and continue buying, processing, and recycling scrap metal under the new name Alman Recycling Co. As part...

As the COVID-19 vaccine roll out across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are recommending federal, state, and local jurisdictions take a staggered approach to vaccinating Americans that prioritizes those who are at greater risk of contracting and spreading the infection. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ initial recommendation,...