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About ISRI

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) is the private, non-profit trade association that is the "Voice of the Recycling Industry," Based in Washington, D.C., ISRI represents more than 1,600 private, for-profit companies that process, broker, and industrially consume scrap commodities, including ferrous and nonferrous metals, paper, electronics, rubber, plastics, glass, and textiles.

ISRI members employ more than 50,000 individuals and operate at more than 3,000 facilities worldwide, more than 80 percent of which are located in the United States. ISRI assists member companies by providing a variety of products and services designed to help them run better, cleaner, safer, and more profitable operations. From assistance with insurance issues and SREA compliance to the Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) and the industry's most comprehensive collection of safety training materials, ISRI is and will continue to be the "Voice of the Recycling Industry."

Many ISRI member companies are family-owned businesses, and a significant number of them have been in continuous operation for 100 years or more. ISRI members range in size from small, one-yard operations to large, publicly held corporations with multiple facilities nationwide and even worldwide. Other ISRI members focus on the business of brokering and trading recyclable materials, consolidating materials from a variety of businesses to expedite the fulfill ment of consumer needs.

ISRI's associate members include equipment and service providers that market to the scrap recycling industry. Manufacturers and sellers of equipment and services—like shredders, balers, cranes, cargo transporters, computer systems, and more—find value in promoting the scrap recycling industry through their membership in ISRI. Companies that are consumers of scrap are also welcomed as members of the association as their input is extremely valuable to the operations of this industry.

Among its services, ISRI provides education, training, advocacy, and compliance guidance and promotes public awareness of the value and importance of recycling to the production of the world's goods and services.

ISRI's national office and its 21 chapters:

  • Represent the interests of scrap recyclers to the executive branch, Capitol Hill, and state legislatures and regulatory agencies.
  • Provide continuing education and training to members through forums, seminars, workshops, commodity roundtables, publications, an annual convention, and the world's largest annual scrap recycling exposition.
  • Educate the public about the benefits of scrap recycling.
  • Inform members and the public about scrap recycling through the ISRI Web site, www.isri.org.

 


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