ISRI Offers Superfund Compliance Tool

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI, www.isri.org), has launched its automated Superfund Recycling Equity Act (SREA) report system. The system is designed to help ISRI members obtain the reports needed to meet Superfund due diligence requirements. ISRI says members can make reservations for, and order, SREA reports through a user-friendly web-based form it is offering through its SREA Reasonable Care Compliance Program at www.isri.org/srea.

In 1999, ISRI worked with the U.S. Congress to develop an exemption for recyclers from certain types of Superfund liability, but that exemption is not automatic, according to ISRI. 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 exemption for the shipment of recyclable materials to these customers.

ISRI President Robin Wiener says while due diligence reports can cost several thousand dollars or more if done individually, ISRI has contracted with URS, an environmental consulting firm, to provide these reports at a substantial discount. ISRI is in turn offering ISRI members the opportunity to reserve and receive their reports for a nominal handling charge of $15.

“ISRI is here to help our members protect themselves while saving time and money on compliance issues such as SREA,” Wiener says. “This is why the Board has approved several hundred thousand dollars for the purchase of these reports and will only pass on to its members a minimal handling charge per report. I strongly encourage our members to take advantage of this easy to use, money-saving system”

ISRI presented a one-hour member-only webinar outlining step-by-step instructions on how to order reports on March 15, 2012.

Additionally, a workshop has been scheduled at ISRI’s 2012 Convention and Exposition at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The workshop is scheduled for April 17 at 11:15 a.m. and will focus on how recyclers can better understand their responsibilities and the tools that ISRI provides to help meet SREA’s due diligence requirements. More information about ISRI’s 2012 Convention and Exposition is available at www.isriconvention.org.