Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Joins Vinyl Sustainability Council

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, is pleased to welcome the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, ISRI, to its membership.

"We're pleased to have ISRI join the Vinyl Sustainability Council," said Jay Thomas, VSC's Executive Director. "ISRI has a deep understanding of the recycling industry that will bring value to the VSC's goals and mission. We are looking forward to collaborating with them to promote and increase recycling efforts within the vinyl industry."

ISRI is a Washington, DC-based non-profit trade association that provides education, advocacy, and compliance training while promoting public awareness of the role recycling plays in the economy. Its membership consists of more than 1,300 companies worldwide consisting of manufacturers and processors, brokers, and industrial consumers of scrap commodities, including ferrous and nonferrous metals, paper, electronics, rubber, plastics, glass, and textiles.
The association focuses on networking, education, advocacy, safety & compliance, and marketing insights and intelligence.

"We're thrilled to join the Vinyl Sustainability Council in helping to educate and represent the interests of the recycling industry," said Bret Biggers, Senior Economist at ISRI.

The VSC is open for membership to any company within North America's vinyl value from resin manufacturer to product retailer. Members work together to develop and implement best practices and innovation leading to continuous improvement throughout the industry while promoting these achievements to key stakeholders. To learn more about the VSC and to become a member, please visit https://vantagevinyl.com/vinyl-sustainability-council/.

About the Vinyl Sustainability Council
The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), founded in 2016 in partnership with the Vinyl Institute, is a council created to advance the vinyl industry's efforts in addressing sustainability. The VSC is a collaborative platform for companies, organizations, and other industry stakeholders to come together to create a sustainable development path for the industry. For more information, please visit https://vantagevinyl.com/vinyl-sustainability-council/.

About ISRI
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) is the "Voice of the Recycling Industrytm." ISRI represents 1,300 companies in the U.S. and more than 40 countries that process, broker, and consume scrap commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, glass, rubber, electronics, and textiles. With headquarters in Washington, DC, the Institute provides education, advocacy, safety 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. Generating nearly $117 billion annually in U.S. economic activity, the scrap recycling industry provides more than 506,000 Americans with good jobs. For more information, please visit https://www.isri.org.

Media Contact

Susan Wade, Vinyl Institute, (202) 765-2296, [email protected]

SOURCE Vinyl Institute