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The U.S. Department of Labor has announced adjustments to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2021. The final rule is effective January 15, 2021, and the increased penalty levels apply to any penalties assessed after January 15, 2021. Please visit the press release and the OSHA Penalties...

Award recognizes those who design with recycling in mind (Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, is now accepting entries for the 2021 Design for Recycling® (DFR) Award. The DFR Award is ISRI’s highest award given annually to the most outstanding contribution to products designed with recycling in mind. It...

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), serving as the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, highlights the essential role of recycling in the U.S. manufacturing sector, environment, and economy, in a letter addressed to President-Elect Biden. In its letter, ReMA congratulates President-Elect Biden on behalf of the industry, and expresses support for...

(Washington, DC) – In letters addressed to governors across the country, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), requested that recycling operations be recognized as an essential and necessary at the state level, as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlighting the recycling industry’s continued supply of raw materials for the manufacturing of critical products...

Law Recognizes Recycled Materials are Essential and Not Waste (Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today applauds the passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (S.1982), which was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on December 18. Developed to help protect U.S. oceans and waterways from marine debris,...