ISRI Opens Application Process for Prestigious 2024 Design for Recycling® Award ISRI’s highest award recognizes innovations by manufacturers that actively incorporate DFR principles into products and processes (Nov. 30, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) – ISRI, Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry™, is now accepting applications for the 2024 Design for Recycling® (DFR) Award. The DFR Award…
ISRI Celebrates America Recycles Day by Highlighting the Recycled Materials Industry’s Role in Innovation (Nov. 15, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) – ISRI, Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry™, is celebrating America Recycles Day (ARD) on Nov. 15, 2023 with the theme “Recycling is Innovative,” which focuses on the industry’s continuous innovation and implementation of new technologies, allowing us to recycle more…
ISRI and APR Release Updated Recycled Plastic Specifications Updates Reflect Current Market Trading Practices for PP and Mixed Rigid Plastics (November 14, 2023, Washington, D.C.) –ISRI,“Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry™,and The…
(Nov. 1, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) –ISRI,“Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry™, announces that registration is now open for its annual Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. The largest event for the recycled materials industry, ReMA is headed back to Las Vegas for ISRI2024. “ISRI2024 is the…
(October 12, 2023 – Washington D.C.) ISRI today issued the following statement: ISRI condemns the brutality and violence perpetrated by Hamas against the people of Israel. We are heartbroken by the loss of life and stand in solidarity with Israel, for peace and against terror. We are praying for healing for the thousands who are injured,…
ISRI Launches New Fiber Recycling Readiness Tool The tool will help brands test fiber-based packages’ ability to flow through current recycling infrastructure (October 11, 2023 – Washington D.C.) ISRI, the Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry™, has launched a new tool to help recycle more packaging in the United States. The new Fiber Recycling Readiness Tool is a research-based online…
ISRI Celebrates National Manufacturing Day 2023 Recycled Materials Industry is Essential to Manufacturing and Engaging the Workforce of the Future (October 6, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) ISRI, the “Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry™,” marks National Manufacturing Day (MFG), October 6, 2023, by highlighting how the recycled materials industry is essential to manufacturing and engaging…
PUBLIC NOTICE: ISRI Board to Consider Changes to Recycled Plastic Specifications (September 28, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) – The ReMA Board of Directors will consider the following proposed changes to the Guidelines for Recycled Plastic that were approved by the ReMA Plastics Division on September 20, 2023 at its upcoming…
ISRI and Stina Inc. Seeking Participation in Annual North American Plastic Recycling Survey (September 14, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) –ISRI, the Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry™, and Stina Inc. have launched the Annual Plastic Recycling Survey for 2022. The survey is seeking documentation of recycled post-consumer, post-commercial and post-industrial plastic in North America or exported…
(September 5, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) – ISRI the Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry™ and JASON Learning have announced the launch of their annual Youth Recycling contest aimed at building awareness about the value of recycling, and the essential benefits of the recycled materials industry. The theme for this year’s contest is “Design for Recycling®,” which encourages students to…
(July 27, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) – Key members of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) testified yesterday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), during a hearing focused on identifying opportunities for expanding the recycling and reuse of electronics within the US to help our country meet its climate goals…
Recycled Materials Industry Offers Free Online Safety Training For Electric Vehicle Batteries in the Sustainable Supply Chain (July 11, 2023 – Washington, D.C.) – Working with worldwide safety experts, ISRI the Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry® has developed the first-of-its-kind online safety training program on how to safely recycle electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The recycled materials industry processes…