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Recycling facilities are required to apply for, obtain, and comply with a stormwater permit to control pollutants that may enter waterways from stormwater discharges from industrial operations. Category Six of 11 categories of industrial activity includes metal scrapyards, salvage yards, automobile junkyards, and battery reclaimers. Permits may be issued by the Federal EPA or State...

(Washington, DC) – Serving as the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today issued the following statement in response to a joint letter sent by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to retail companies Amazon, Walmart, Apple, Home Depot,...

(Washington, DC) – The Recycling Education and Research Foundation (RERF) announced Nathan Logan as the recipient of its 2020 National Scholarship. Recognizing the need for affordable graduate education, the scholarship awards $5,000 to an individual seeking a graduate degree in a field that supports the scrap processing and recycling industry as a whole. “The Recycling Education...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a press release reminding employers that the agency began collecting calendar year 2020 Form 300A data on January 2, 2021. Employers must submit the form electronically by March 2, 2021. Electronic submissions are required by establishments with 250 or more employees currently required to keep OSHA...

After celebrating the arrival of 2021, and perhaps saying “good riddance” to 2020, please do not forget 2020 so quickly. Your company may have regulatory reporting to be completed by January 29, 2021 for Chemical Data Reporting (less likely) and also by March 1, 2021 for Tier II Reporting (more likely). First, January 29, 2021...