The ISRI2021 Main Stage will welcome José Andrés, an internationally recognized culinary innovator, author, educator, and humanitarian. Andrés is also the chef/owner of ThinkFoodGroup, the company behind his group of restaurants. Its singular mission is to change the world through the power of food. Known for his groundbreaking avant-garde cuisine, as well as his award-winning…
Stef Murray is the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Vice President of Human resources at Schnitzer Steel Industries, an ISRI member company. A member of ISRI’s Women in Recycling Council, Murray is a panelist on the ISRI2021 general session “Diversity in the Recycling Industry: Successes, Lessons Learned and Ways to Improve.” Murray recently spoke…
The deadline for ISRI’s Young Executive of the Year Award—an honor that will be conferred virtually at ISRI2021—has been extended from Feb. 26 to March 5. Selection committee members made the decision in light of difficulties caused by recent weather conditions throughout North America. ISRI’s Young Executives Council created the Young Executive of the Year…
Entries for the 2021 Transportation Safety Awards and the Circle of Safety Excellence™ (COSE) Occupational Awards are now open, ISRI announced on Feb. 18. The Transportation Awards recognize those in the transportation field with a superior record of safety. The COSE Occupational Awards recognize COSE member companies that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to their employees’ safety by instilling core…
Crawford Carpenter, a longtime active participant in the recycling industry, received ISRI’s Lifetime Achievement Award at ISRI2017 for his years of dedication and hard work. After entering the paperboard packaging industry as an internal auditor in the early 1970s, Crawford eventually became very involved with ISRI after joining The Newark Group. He was instrumental in…