Whether or not Green Fence or other signals could have foreseen what is taking place to reshape the Chinese market could have prepared the industry to innovate and adapt, the reality is you have been given very little notice and very little time to transition. And the punches keep coming as part of what many…
United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia that enters the Ports of Chennai, Tuticorin, Kandla, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Mumbai, and Krishnapatnam. Why this matters: The move was a recognition that these five source countries do not contain the type of “conflict” material that the Indian government was concerned could cause harm within India….
Numerous changes impacting the recycling industry have already been passed across the nation; we’ve outlined a few of these below. You can view any of the bills mentioned as well as additional information for each state on ISRI’s State Resources and Tracking pages. Why this matters: Bills and regulations targeting the recycling industry can directly…
While that number may seem impressive, consider that there are approximately 1,000,000 law enforcement officers in the U.S.; meaning 1 percent of all law enforcement officers in the U.S. are registered with the system. However, the number of individual law enforcement officers registered is not as important as the number of law enforcement agencies represented…
Fourteen states finished their legislative sessions in March, and 11 more will adjourn before the end of April. ReMA is already tracking more than 840 bills and regulations that could impact the recycling industry, and last-minute substitute amendments could pull the industry into completely unrelated legislation as policymakers fight to get their proposals passed. Why…
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 allows for such reviews. Although the President intended for a swift result, an imbedded process for public comment and consultation meant that the final report took longer. On March 8, President Trump announced that the result of the Section 232 investigation will lead to an imposition…
…of particular note, the plan proposed to abolish the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), the entity responsible for the scrap import regulations …in its place, the Ministry of Ecological Environment (MEE) will be created as a “super ministry,” …China watchers believe that the MEE could be granted extraordinary powers over environmental management …this would certainly…
The resolution, co-written by ReMA and the CPC Chair, emphasizes the importance of the recycling industry and the effects of metals theft and the lack of accurate data. The resolution underscores the industry’s effort to work with law enforcement in fighting metals theft… …it also highlights the resources provided by ReMA such as ScrapTheftAlert.com and…
with a doubled expensing provision; retaining Interest Charge-Domestic International Sales Corporation (IC-DISC); elimination of the businesses Alternative Means Test (AMT); and a lowering of both the corporate and pass-through tax rates. These changes will enable scrap processors to deploy new and improved sorting and separation technologies, new safety devices, and more energy-efficient equipment. Below is a…
Also discussed was the industry’s priority issues, including transportation problems throughout the nation, the major trade issues especially the Chinese import restrictions for paper and plastics, and the ramifications of treating scrap commodities as solid waste. The fly-in provided the industry with an opportunity to highlight the scrap recycling industry’s economic and environmental achievements ISRI…
Late last year, the U.S. Mint finally resumed its long-standing Mutilated Coin Redemption Program at the U.S. Mint ISRI helped develop the certification system for large scale redemptions the Mint released its certification process in mid-January and has just begun accepting submissions of mutilated coins the Mint has admitted that it will take several years…
Why this matters: The initial regulations could have left a recycler open to penalties even if they complied with the statute. Agreement reached: After discussing the potential chilling impacts on the industry and compliance with Jim Shapiro, VP/Owner of Austin Metal & Iron Co. and President of the Recycling Council of Texas, the Department of…