Superfund Liability – Protect Yourself!!
Superfund Recycling Equity Act (SREA)

Program Information

Reserve Your Reports !!!
The Liability Protective Shield You Cannot Afford to Operate Without

The Superfund Recycling Equity Act ("SREA") protects scrap processors from liability if their consumers' facilities become a Superfund site. However, SREA requires recyclers to take certain affirmative actions—one is conducting due diligence on the environmental compliance of your consumers' facilities.

ISRI makes it easier for members to get the reasonable care due diligence required to get under the SREA protective shield. Taking reasonable care will help protect your business from Superfund liability.

Beginning March 16 through April 30, Reserve Your SREA Reasonable Care Compliance Program Reports to Protect Your Company.

Program Costs

$15.00 per report

The ISRI SREA Reasonable Care Compliance Program is an exclusive benefit of ISRI membership available only to ISRI member in good standing. Reports have a retail value of more than $500 each but are being made available to ISRI members for a nominal $15.00 per report handling charge. 

* ISRI reserves the right to limit the number of reports ordered due based on budget limitations. Should the number of unique reports reserved exceed ISRI’s budget, a computer algorithm will be applied to determine which reports can be provided at the highly-discounted $15 price.  Any resulting report reserved that cannot be filled at the discounted rate can still be ordered at ISRI's wholesale cost of $300. 

2013 SREA PROGRAM RESERVATION INSTRUCTIONS (March 16 – April 30, 2013)

*At no point during the reservation process will payment be requested.  Payment will only be requested upon ISRI’s confirmation that the reports you reserved will be processed.

  • LOG-IN to the ISRI.org Web site BEFORE proceeding (Get LOG-IN Instructions) – link to instructions
  • Enter the SREA database system by selecting the “RESERVE NOW” button above
  • Review and Agree to the Terms & Conditions of Use of the SREA system
  • Search the database of existing 1,600 consuming facility reports
  • Select those facilities from the database on which you would like to reserve a report
  • Complete the online order form for any consuming facility not listed in the database on which you would like to reserve a report.  FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
  • Review and Finalize your reservation – Penalty fees may apply for inaccurate reservations
  • Select “Submit” to transmit your reservation
  • Look for an automatic e-mail with a summary of your reservations

"UPLOAD" FEATURE
 This feature was developed in response to many of your comments from last year requesting the ability to upload an Microsoft EXCEL® spreadsheet of your requested reports in lieu of the single entry process.  To assist members with larger orders, the system will allow members to upload a spreadsheet that contains requests for facilities.  Complete and accurate information must be included in ALL OF THE FIELDS of information identified above or the system will reject the spreadsheet.  This feature will be available to members with a minimum of 10 unique and separate reports.
WARNING: The batch upload feature is provided as a convenience and does NOT screen your data.  The data uploaded on the spreadsheet will be entered into the system EXACTLY as you have it on your spreadsheet.  As such, please make sure you are absolutely certain the addresses listed on your spreadsheet are the ACTUAL location to where your trucks deliver your scrap.  You may be subject to a penalty fee for any address requested that is not that of an actual consuming facility location.

2013 SREA PROGRAM ORDER CONFIRMATION INSTRUCTIONS (May 1 – May 4, 2013)

  • Receive an Order Confirmation e-mail from the SREA program in the first week of May 2013
  • Review the Order Confirmation. An invoice will be included in this e-mail with the total payment amount due before your order will be processed.
  • If all appears correct and you are ready to make payment, select the “ORDER NOW” button that is embedded in the e-mail you receive
  • If the order includes reports listed as being not included as one of the eligible $15 reports in the ISRI program, select the box next to each report to wish to order at the wholesale cost of $300 if applicable. These reports will not be processed and you will not be charged unless you affirmatively agree to pay the wholesale rate by selecting the box by each report you wish to order.
  • Follow payment instructions
  • Finalize and confirm payment
  • Receive a second automatic order confirmation e-mail with order receipt

Reports will be e-mailed directly to the e-mail address associated with the LOG-IN user ID and password used to access the database, unless otherwise specified during the reservation process. Report will be delivered automatically upon completion of the due diligence (anticipated in the fall of 2013).


For those reports you wish to reserve but are not among the current 1,600 list, you will be required to provide the following information using the new online ordering form:
**= Required Field
  • Facility Company Name **
  • Facility Contact First Name of contact person at consuming facility. **
  • Facility Contact Last Name of contact person at consuming facility. **
  • Facility Contact Phone number of consuming facility, XXXXXXXXXX. **
  • Address of consuming facility ** THIS IS THE ADDRESS WHERE YOUR TRUCK DELIVERS THE SCRAP
  • Address line1, (will contain Street number only; i.e. 1615) **
  • Address line2, (will contain Street name only; i.e. L Street NW) **
  • City **
  • State (lookup table) **
  • Zip **

THE ADDRESS PROVIDED MUST BE THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF WHERE YOUR SCRAP IS DELIVERED. ANY ADDRESS PROVIDED THAT IS NOT THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF A PROCESSING YARD/FACILITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO A PENALTY EQUAL TO THE WHOLESALE PRICE OF THE REPORT – EVEN IF IT IS A LOCATION OWNED/OPERATED BY THE SAME COMPANY.
TRUST BUT VERIFY: You are responsible for providing the accurate address of the location to which your scrap is delivered. Even if the address you have is provided by a broker, it is strongly recommended that you VERIFY the address by either calling the location and/or conducting a satellite image check using an online system such as GOOGLE Maps.

PENALTY FEE for inaccurate data submission: Because the new system is completely automated, and because the system is unable to distinguish whether the address provided qualifies as a “consuming facility” as defined by SREA, the ISRI SREA Taskforce has determined the following:

  • Each ISRI Member that orders a report should carefully verify that the address provided is a complete and accurate physical address of a facility where scrap is handled (i.e., not a headquarters office building, brokerage/trading office, a vendor to the Member, etc.). The ordering member is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of each address.
  • A penalty will be imposed for any report which you (or your agent) reserves on a location that does not process or handle scrap at the address you provided.
  • If a report is processed per your request, and it is determined that scrap is not processed or handled at that address, the penalty will amount to the wholesale cost of the report (estimated at $300).

During the first week in May, all ISRI Members who reserved reports will receive another order confirmation by e-mail. That second confirmation will include an invoice for your entire order. Payment can only be made by credit card, using an encrypted payment system that can be accessed via the unique hyperlink in the email you receive. The invoice cost will be calculated based upon the following:

  • All “qualifying” reports will be billed at $15 each; all “non-qualifying” reports (those that will not be subsidized by ISRI because more than the budgeted number of unique reports were ordered and only a small number of members ordered that particular report) will be billed at the ISRI program cost (approximately $300/each, which is a discount of approximately 40% off the normal cost of a report).
  • You will be offered the opportunity at that time to accept or reject any reports that have been determined to be “non-qualifying.” All non-qualifying reports that you choose to accept must be confirmed (with an opt-in check box) at this time for you to receive the “wholesale price,” which is ISRI’s program cost . If you reject non-qualifying reports at this point, those reports will not be generated and – if requested at a later date – will cost the full rack rate charged by the vendor. (more than $500).
  • If payment for all qualifying and non-qualifying reports that you want to receive is not made within the stated time frame, the entire order will be cancelled (with no opportunity to resubmit your original unique report requests).

Definitions


Unique Consuming Facility Report – a SREA report put together involving new due diligence on a consuming facility that has not been previously identified, and/or has not had due diligence conducted on it to date for purposes of SREA.

In-Stock Report – a SREA report on a consuming facility that ISRI has previously ordered and distributed to one or more ISRI members in 2011.

Important Information and Disclaimers


Due to budgetary restraints, the ISRI Board decided to charge the following fees for SREA Compliance Reports to help offset the very significant costs of the overall program:

  • $15.00 fee per qualifying compliance report, payment for which will be expected when the member receives the Final Order Confirmation e-mail (separate e-mail from the instant reservation confirmation)
  • If the number of unique reports reserved exceeds the ISRI budget allotment for the 2012 program, some reservations may be deemed non-qualifying and will be fulfilled only if the ordering member agrees to pay the wholesale rate (ISRI’s program cost) for the report (estimated $300). 
  • The ordering system includes a computer algorithm that will determine which reports are “qualifying” reports and will be available at $15 per report, and which will be deemed “non-qualifying” and be charged at the “wholesale rate”.  Part of the algorithm will include the number of members ordering a particular report as well as the ordering members’ ISRI dues category

For those reports you wish to reserve but are not among the current 1,600 list, you will be required to provide the following information using the new online ordering form:
 **= Required Field

  • Facility Company Name **
  • Facility Contact First Name of contact person at consuming facility. **
  • Facility Contact Last Name of contact person at consuming facility. **
  • Facility Contact Phone number of consuming facility, XXXXXXXXXX. **
  • Address of consuming facility **  THIS IS THE ADDRESS WHERE YOUR TRUCK DELIVERS THE SCRAP
  • Address line1, (will contain Street number only; i.e. 1615) **
  • Address line2, (will contain Street name only;  i.e. L Street NW) **
  • City **
  • State (lookup table) **
  • Zip **

THE ADDRESS PROVIDED MUST BE THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF WHERE YOUR SCRAP IS DELIVERED.  ANY ADDRESS PROVIDED THAT IS NOT THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF A PROCESSING YARD/FACILITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO A PENALTY EQUAL TO THE WHOLESALE PRICE OF THE REPORT – EVEN IF IT IS A LOCATION OWNED/OPERATED BY THE SAME COMPANY.

TRUST BUT VERIFY:  You are responsible for providing the accurate address of the location to which your scrap is delivered.  Even if the address you have is provided by a broker, it is strongly recommended that you VERIFY the address by either calling the location and/or conducting a satellite image check using an online system such as GOOGLE Maps.

PENALTY FEE for inaccurate data submission: Because the new system is completely automated, and because the system is unable to distinguish whether the address provided qualifies as a “consuming facility” as defined by SREA, the ISRI SREA Taskforce has determined the following:

  • Each ISRI Member that orders a report should carefully verify that the address provided is a complete and accurate physical address of a facility where scrap is handled (i.e., not a headquarters office building, brokerage/trading office, a vendor to the Member,  etc.).   The ordering member is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of each address.
  • A penalty will be imposed for any report which you (or your agent) reserves on a location that does not process or handle scrap at the address you provided. 
  • If a report is processed per your request, and it is determined that scrap is not processed or handled at that address, the penalty will amount to the wholesale cost of the report (estimated at $300).

During the first week in May, all ISRI Members who reserved reports will receive another order confirmation by e-mail.  That second confirmation will include an invoice for your entire order.  Payment can only be made by credit card, using an encrypted payment system that can be accessed via the unique hyperlink in the email you receive.  The invoice cost will be calculated based upon the following:

  • All “qualifying” reports will be billed at $15 each; all “non-qualifying” reports (those that will not be subsidized by ISRI because more than the budgeted number of unique reports were ordered and only a small number of members ordered that particular report) will be billed at the ISRI program cost (approximately $300/each, which is a discount of approximately 40% off the normal cost of a report). 
  • You will be offered the opportunity at that time to accept or reject any reports that have been determined to be “non-qualifying.”  All non-qualifying reports that you choose to accept must be confirmed (with an opt-in check box) at this time for you to receive the “wholesale price,” which is ISRI’s program cost .  If you reject non-qualifying reports at this point, those reports will not be generated and – if requested at a later date – will cost the full rack rate charged by the vendor.  (more than $500). 
  • If payment for all qualifying and non-qualifying reports that you want to receive is not made within the stated time frame, the entire order will be cancelled (with no opportunity to resubmit your original unique report requests).

Contact

 

Program Questions
    Membership Login Questions
Danielle Waterfield
    Edie Burkhead
    Eve Dixon
    Dawn Moore
Director, Gov't Relations     Admin Assistant, GR     Coordinator, Membership     Director, IT
daniellewaterfield@isri.org     edieburkhead@isri.org
202-662-8516     202-662-8508     202-662-8509     202-662-8507