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FINAL PUBLIC NOTICE: ReMA Proposed Changes to Paper Stock Specifications

(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Board of Directors approved the integration of the Domestic Transactions and Export Transactions of its Guidelines for Paper Stock (PS-2017) at its ReMA Convention Board and Governance Meetings on April 16, 2018. These specification changes are intended to streamline and improve the trade of paper scrap commodities in an evolving global marketplace.

The proposed guidelines are available for review and comment.

As per ISRI’s Policy Manual, any party may submit to ReMA a written appeal of the ReMA Board’s approval of these changes up to 30 days after publication of this notice. Written appeals must provide a rationale and a request for action. Once finalized, the new specification will be included in ISRI’s Scrap Specifications Circular. ISRI’s Scrap Specifications Circular provides industry guidelines for buying and selling a variety of processed scrap commodities, including ferrous, nonferrous, paper, plastics, electronics, rubber, and glass.

To submit comments, recommendations, or questions please contact Joe Pickard.

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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) is the "Voice of the Recycling Industry™." ReMA represents more than 1,300 companies in 21 chapters in the U.S. and more than 40 countries that process, broker, and consume scrap commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, glass, rubber, electronics, and textiles. With headquarters in Washington, DC, the Institute provides education, advocacy, safety and compliance training, and promotes public awareness of the vital role recycling plays in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment and sustainable development. Generating nearly $117 billion annually in U.S. economic activity, the scrap recycling industry provides nearly half a million Americans with good jobs.

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