Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries

focused on the ferrous industry).The reason for the merger was to unite the recycling industry and become one voice,which we’ve done successfully over the last 30 years and continue to do moving forward.” BVM: Are there different tiers of membership? Wiener : “As the voice of the industry, ISRI represents the processors, brokers, and industrial consumers of scrap metal, scrap paper, plastics, tires, electronic scrap, glass, and textiles–the full range of commod- ity-grade recyclable material.Our membership is corporate-based with just over 1,300 member com- panies.About 80 percent are in North America, and 20 percent around the world. In terms of organiza- tion, the companies that recycle scrap commodities in North America are considered our Active mem- bers, and their dues are on a sliding scale based on gross revenues.Members based outside of North America are Associate level and pay a flat fee. “We have another level of Associate member for companies that supply services to the industry, such as manufacturers, consultants, insurance providers, etc.–that’s also a very robust part of our member- ship.The number of member companies has gone up and down over time due to a series of mergers and consolidations in the industry. So, being corpo- rate-based,while we may have the same number of facilities, they’re in a smaller number of companies. At the same time, our membership in certain com- modity areas has increased, for example, electronic scrap, plastics, and paper.We’re still seeing a lot of mergers and consolidations in the metals area, and