Dive Brief:
- The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and 1800Recycling.com are collaborating to educate site visitors about the scrap recycling industry.
- The site will also provide visitors with access to ISRI recycling resources.
- In addition, all ISRI members have been added to the site’s database.
Dive Insight:
1800Recycling is featuring resources from ISRI, including commodities information, jobs and economic data, scrap metal theft prevention programs, educational information, and the Design for Recycling Award.
John Shegerian, the chairman and CEO of 1800Recycling.com’s parent company, Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), said the mission behind 1800Recycling is to simplify the recycling process -- and that education is a significant element of the process. He said the partnership and merging of resources allows the groups to give visitors a wealth of scrap recycling information.