Dave Keeling, director of recycling for the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI), a business unit of the Washington-based American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has been elected president of the National Recycling Coalition (NRC).
The NRC is a nonprofit organization focused on promoting and enhancing recycling in the United States. the organization describes itself as “working to maintain a prosperous and productive multimaterial recycling system, committed to the conservation of natural resources.”
AISI indicates the steel industry has worked closely with the NRC since the inception of the SRI in 1988 to promote and sustain the recycling of steel products. The NRC, which is now entering its 40th year, held an open election to appoint a new president to follow outgoing president Bob Gedert, who will retire in 2018.
In his role with the SRI, Keeling works on behalf of the steel industry to maximize steel recycling efforts and expand the steel recycling infrastructure by developing additional end markets for post-consumer steel. He represents the steel industry with nearly 40 state and national recycling associations, providing educational guidance on steel and recycling.
“For more than two decades, Dave has been integral to the steel industry's commitment to promoting and sustaining steel recycling,” says Thomas J. Gibson, president and CEO of AISI. “Dave's leadership with the National Recycling Coalition is a natural extension of the steel industry’s commitment to multimaterial recycling and sustainability, and he will be an outstanding president.”
AISI consists of 21 member companies, including integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and approximately 120 associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry.
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