ISRI names 2016 Lifetime Achievement award recipients

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, recognized two scrap industry veterans with Lifetime Achievement awards during the association’s 2016 Convention & Exposition, April 2-7, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Stanton Moss, founder of Philadelphia-based Stanton A. Moss Inc., and Manny Bodner of

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, Houston, were recognized by the association for their leadership in the recycling industry and overall commitment to ISRI.

“Manny has been the force behind the industry’s efforts to promote the concept of design for recycling among manufacturers,” ISRI President Robin Wiener says. “Encouraging design for recycling has been a top priority for ISRI and there has been no stronger advocate than Manny. He leaves a strong legacy of not only making many more products easier to recycle but to be done so in a safer manner for recycling workers. He has a lasting impact on this industry of which he is to be proud.”

Upon receiving the award, Bodner said, “Receiving ISRI’s Lifetime Achievement award is certainly a most humbling and tremendous honor made even more special by having served alongside our members in support of our industry.”

Bodner graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 1969 and joined his family’s company, Bodner Metal & Iron Corp. He was named president of the company in 1995 and retired from that position in March of this year.

Bodner served in a number of leadership roles with ISRI at the national and chapter levels and is currently chair of the Design for Recycling Task Force.

Moss began his career in the metal recycling industry in the 1960s at his father-in-law’s company, George Stall Metals, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Businnss. He served as general manager of the company when it was liquidated in 1973. In 1974 he started his nonferrous brokerage company that specialized in aluminum, Stanton A Moss Inc.

He has served ISRI in various roles and was given the Phoenix award by the ISRI Mid-Atlantic chapter in 2001.

“Stanton Moss has been a fixture in the recycling industry for nearly 50 years,” Weiner says. His sincerity and commitment to the betterment of the recycling industry have been steadfast for decades. This has been evident in his involvement in a number of industry related trade associations, including serving on the board of the National Association of Recycling Industries, an ISRI predecessor. During this time, he has built a strong reputation for integrity and honesty, not only in his industry leadership roles but [also] through his own business operations. He leaves a lasting legacy for others to follow.”

In receiving his award, Moss said, “The quality I have always run my business on is honesty.” He also stressed the importance of relationships in the scrap industry and of being involved in ISRI.