Advocacy NJ ISRI Chapter Appeals New State EJ Rules that Exceed Authority Given Under Law The New Jersey Chapter of ISRI (NJ ISRI) has filed an appeal in the state’s…Rachel BookmanJune 1, 2023
AdvocacyFeatured Recycled Materials Industry Thanks Senator Carper Following Announcement of His Retirement At the end of May, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a long-time champion of the recycled…Vicki MorganMay 31, 2023
AdvocacyBusiness Operations & SafetyFeaturedSafety ISRI Holds Senate Briefing on Preventing Lithium-Ion Battery Fires ISRI and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) hosted a briefing in conjunction…Arnulfo MorenoMarch 22, 2023
AdvocacyFeaturedSustainability EPA Announces Availability of $100 Million for Environmental Justice Grants On Tuesday, Jan. 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately…Hannah ZuckermanJanuary 11, 2023
AdvocacyFeatured State Packaging EPR Programs Move to Rulemaking in 2022 In 2022, the first two states to pass Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) bills—Maine and Oregon—began…ISRI Government Relations StaffDecember 20, 2022
AdvocacyCommodities & MarketsFeatured Extension of Tariff Exclusion Allows Recyclers to Provide Renewable Source of Materials for Manufacturing On Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced…Hannah ZuckermanDecember 19, 2022
AdvocacyFeatured President Biden Signs Bill to Avert Potential Major Railroad Strike On Friday, Dec. 2, President Biden signed railroad-related legislation that blocks a strike that could…Hannah ZuckermanDecember 5, 2022
AdvocacyFeatured U.S. Senators Laud Recycled Materials Industry and Legislation on America Recycles Day Senator Tom Carper, D-Del., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) and…Hannah ZuckermanNovember 17, 2022
AdvocacyFeatured ISRI Works with Next Congress, America Recycles Day to Advance Recycling’s Cause The U.S. midterm elections resulted in Democrats narrowly maintaining control of the Senate and Republicans…Scrap News StaffNovember 15, 2022
AdvocacyCommodities & MarketsFeatured ISRI Submits Letter to London Metal Exchange Regarding Ban of Russian Metals on LME On Friday Oct. 28, ISRI submitted comments to the London Metal Exchange (LME) regarding the…Hannah ZuckermanNovember 10, 2022