Superfund reports now available through ISRI bookstore

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI), Washington, says members of its association can now can order Superfund Recycling Equity Act (SREA) Reasonable Care Compliance Program Reports. The reports will be available through April 30, 2015.

During this period, ISRI members have the opportunity to sign up for due diligence reports on the scrap -consuming facilities to which they ship recyclables. ISRI says the reports help members demonstrate the due diligence required by law to be exempt from SREA.

“The SREA Reasonable Care Compliance Program Reports help save ISRI members both time and money,” says Robin Wiener, president of ISRI. “Members are spared from having to dig through public records before determining whether or not to ship to a customer. I strongly encourage our members to take advantage of this system that is easy to use, a potentially significant money saver and hard to pass up.”

In 1999, ISRI worked with Congress to obtain an exemption for recyclers from Superfund liability, but that exemption is not automatic. The 1999 law requires recyclers to conduct due diligence, demonstrating that they checked to make sure their customers are in compliance with applicable environmental laws before they can obtain an exemption for the shipment of recyclables to customers.

ISRI has contracted with the environmental consulting firm AECOM to provide the reports at what it calls a substantial discount. ISRI is offering members the opportunity to reserve and receive the reports for a handling charge of $25. ISRI says that while in rare cases, the reports may cost $300, members will be able to decide at the time of payment whether to order any reports.

Reports can be ordered here.