ISRI advocacy agenda focuses on 5 strategic priorities

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Washington-based association that represents the recycled materials industry, has released its 2024 Advocacy Agenda, outlining its key priorities for advocacy at the state/local, federal and international levels.

“The ISRI 2024 Advocacy Agenda highlights the critical role the recycled materials industry plays in ensuring a sustainable future for our planet," ISRI President Robin Wiener says. "These strategies support the industry in its mission to innovate and find more ways to recycle more material more efficiently into the everyday items we depend on, make our supply chain more resilient and manufacturing more self-sufficient.”

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ISRI says its 2024 Advocacy Agenda focuses on strategies to further strengthen and develop legislative, regulatory, strategic partnerships and community outreach efforts. It has outlined a series of priorities for the industry to ensure safe, economically sustainable, and environmentally responsible recycling:

• championing environmental stewardship within reasonable regulatory frameworks;
• maintaining market access, development and sustained economic growth;
• ensuring a safe and circular environment in an era of increasing electrification;
• promoting safe and legal recycling practices; and
• shaping the future by advancing education, workforce development and responsible governance.

“ISRI will work hand-in-hand with our more than 1,600 member companies in the U.S. and globally, the communities in which they operate, governments of all levels and stakeholders to implement our advocacy priorities,” ISRI Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Safety and Sustainability Cheryl Coleman says. “Our goal is to fulfill our vision of a future that includes safe, economically sustainable and environmentally responsible recycling.”

ISRI also has announced it will rebrand after more than 35 years, with the organization’s new name and brand identity debuting April 18 during the closing general session at the ISRI2024 Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas.

ISRI says it has evolved in recent years to better serve its members, particularly in its advocacy and sustainability programs, while experiencing membership growth.

“ISRI is built on a proud legacy of more than three decades of serving our membership well and rising to whatever challenges are facing the recycled materials industry,” ISRI Chairman Brian Henesey says. “This is a great time to celebrate our history while looking to the future. Who we are as an industry and association is not changing, but how we express our identity is. Everyone should come to Las Vegas and see history not only being honored but also being made.”