Scrap Industry Floats Policy Options, Backs Manufacturer Recycling Mandates

The scrap recycling industry is recommending a variety of policy options for the Senate environment committee to consider as it weighs potentially new federal action to bolster the struggling recycling market, including voicing support for manufacturer-side recycling mandates that manufacturers have not embraced. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) announced June 26 that it has submitted comments to the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee, proposing a “menu of policy solutions to strengthen U.S. recycling,” in response to...