ISRI seeks lifetime achievement nominations

The Washington-based Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) is seeking nominations for its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards. ISRI also has announced the availability of a toolkit to help recyclers recognize potentially stolen catalytic converters brought into the recycling stream.

One or more Lifetime Achievement Awards are presented annually by ISRI’s board chair to bestow recognition and honor upon individuals in the industry whose names and deeds are synonymous with integrity and the pursuit of excellence, and who have made significant contributions over their lifetime to the industry or the association.

Last year’s award winners, honored at the ISRI2023 convention in Nashville, Tennessee, were longtime executive Bruce Blue and Robert Goldstein, board chair and prior CEO of St. Louis-based Alter Trading Co. ISRI says the two were individually recognized for their "lifelong dedication, leadership and service to the recycled materials industry and ISRI."

Lifetime Achievement Award criteria include contributions to the industry through industry knowledge, technical innovation, industry advocacy, dedication to the safety and well-being of their employees, or demonstrated leadership; volunteer service to ISRI that promoted the growth of the association and recycling industry; and/or public service activities on the local, regional, state, national or international levels that “brought honor to the industry or to the association.”

The 2024 award will be presented at ISRI2024 in mid-April at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. The nomination process can be found here.

ISRI also has announced the availability of its Detached Catalytic Converter Buying Toolkit, which includes common industry practices for catalytic converter transactions, load checks and employee training to help identify and prevent the purchase of stolen converters.

The association says it is constantly working on behalf of members to engage law enforcement and provide insight into "the numerous ways we are part of the solution in the fight against metals theft.”