United States – Over 130 million tonnes of scrap metal, paper, plastics, electronics, textiles, glass and rubber were processed in the USA last year, according to the new ISRI Scrap Yearbook 2014. The document is the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ third annual in-depth overview of the US scrap recycling market.
A total of 42.8 million tonnes of scrap commodities valued at nearly US$ 24 billion were exported to 160 countries in 2013, ISRI calculates. Some 463 000 jobs were directly and indirectly supported by the industry, which generated over US$ 87 billion in economic activity. The scrap sector also racked up more than US$ 10 billion in federal, state and local tax revenues.
′Looking back, 2013 was another uneven year for the recycling industry given the modest domestic economic recovery and challenging conditions overseas,′ says ISRI′s chief economist Joe Pickard.
′The ISRI Scrap Yearbook 2014 shows in detail how the industry responded to the year′s challenges and what that means for the future,′ he adds. ′It contains a wealth of information that stands to benefit both industry veterans and those just starting out.′
For more information, visit: www.isri.org
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