ISRI Recycling Fight (Cont’d from Page 1) • Manufacturers in the United States and worldwide de- manding higher quality specification-grade materials from recycling; • An increasing variety of products and packaging enter- ing the recycling stream that are not recyclable; • Mixed messaging regarding the viability and importance of recycling, undermining confidence in recycling; and • Most recently, COVID-19 has added additional strains on manufacturing industries that both generate and purchase recyclable materials. What all of these disruptors have in common is they un- dermine the two major elements needed for successful recycling: a consistent supply of quality material into the recycling stream and end market demand. Challenges Ahead While there is no singular solution to the challenges be- ing faced in recycling, there are a number of solutions that, working together, can result in significant improvements to strengthen recycling, according to ISRI, that include: 1. Design for Recycling: Implemented through U.S. pro- curement guidelines and other purchasing and procure- ment requirements, ISRI supports policy tools that incen- tivize or require manufacturers to design their products for recycling in conjunction with including more recycled content. 2. Provide funding for Education and Consumer Aware- ness around Recycling: ISRI supports addressing the ed- ucation vacuum as a multi-prong and multi-stakeholder re- sponsibility, such as through the numerous public-private partnerships that already are successfully raising the bar for consumer awareness. 3. Encouraging Innovation and Investments in Recycling Activities: ISRI supports policies that will support broad- er collection and additional processing of recyclable ma- terials through grants, loans and tax incentives for new equipment and innovation; business financial assistance programs and recycling-specific technical and financial assistance. However, such support is conditional upon a level playing field for public and private recyclers who have invested sig- nificant private capital and entrepreneurship. 4. Strengthening Domestic Recycling and Market Devel- opment through Government Procurement Policies and In- vestment in Projects that Mandate Recycled Content: ISRI fully supports initiatives and incentives that are designed to strengthen domestic residential recycling and markets utilizing the strength of the U.S. Government’s purchasing power. 5.Temporary Mechanisms for the Separate Collection and Processing of Difficult to Recycle Items. 6. Support for Public-Private Partnerships That Promote Innovation in Recycling.The Committee’s support of con- tinued federal funding for U.S. government-led public‐pri- vate partnerships focused on research and development of innovative technologies and implementation of Design for Recycling principles would go a long way to help address the challenges facing recycling.
Buyer’s Guide BALERS (HORIZONTAL) * RECYCLING EQUIPMENT CORPORATION * 831 W. 5th St. • Lansdale, PA 19446 (267) 218-7200
Website: www.RecyclingEquipment.com E-mail: sales@recyclingequipment.com
SIERRA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY 1620 E Brundage Ln • Bakersfield CA 93307 (800) 343-8503
Website: www.sierraintl.com E-mail: info@sierraintl.com
VAN DYK RECYCLING SOLUTIONS 78 Halloween Blvd. • Stamford, CT 06902 (203) 967-1100 • Fax: (203) 967-1199 Website: www.vdrs.com Email: info@vdrs.com
BALERS (VERTICAL)
B E EQUIPMENT, INC. 1775 Wentz Rd. • Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-0700 • Fax: (215) 536-2999 Website: www.beequipment.com E-mail: sales@beequipment.com ELY ENTERPRISES 3809 Broadway • Lorain, OH 44052 (216) 252-8090 Fax: (216) 252-5607 Website: www.elyent.com E-mail: sales@elyent.com HARRIS 315 W. 12th Ave. • Cordele, GA 31015 (229) 273-2500
Website: www.harrisequip.com E-mail: info@harrisequip.com * RECYCLING EQUIPMENT CORPORATION * 831 W. 5th St. • Lansdale, PA 19446 (267) 218-7200
Website: www.RecyclingEquipment.com E-mail: sales@recyclingequipment.com
SIERRA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY 1620 E Brundage Ln • Bakersfield CA 93307 (800) 343-8503
Website: www.sierraintl.com E-mail: info@sierraintl.com
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