Washington, D.C. – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) has once again made available the Superfund Recycling Equity Act (SREA) Reasonable Care Compliance Program Reports to help members meet Superfund due-diligence requirements.
ISRI members can make reservations for, and order, SREA reports through a user-friendly web-based form ISRI is offering at http://www.isri.org/srea. The last day to place orders this year is April 30.
In 1999, ISRI successfully 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 exemption for the shipment of recyclable materials to these customers.
ISRI President Robin Wiener noted that while due diligence reports can cost upwards of several thousand dollars if done individually, ISRI has contracted with URS, a leading environmental consulting firm, to provide these reports at a substantial discount. ISRI is in turn offering ISRI members the opportunity to reserve and receive the reports for a nominal handling charge of just $15.
“ISRI is here to help our members protect themselves while saving time and money on compliance issues such as SREA,” said Wiener. “I strongly encourage our members to take advantage of this easy to use, money-saving system.”
For more information on SREA, contact Danielle Waterfield at [email protected] or at 202.662.8516.
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI)
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) is the Voice of the Recycling Industry™. ISRI represents more than 1,700 companies in 21 chapters nationwide that process, broker and industrially consume scrap commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, glass, rubber, electronics and textiles. With headquarters in Washington, D.C., the Institute provides education, advocacy, and compliance training, and promotes public awareness of the vital role recycling plays in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment and sustainable development. For more information about ISRI, visit www.ISRI.org.