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On international recycling news, The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, has voiced its approval for China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment updated guidelines for the implementation of brass, copper and aluminum “recycled raw materials” standards, which China previously had planned to introduce in July. The new standards will be implemented Nov. 1 and reinforce ISRI’s long-standing position that scrap is not waste, the association says.”ISRI has been advocating to the Chinese government for nearly 20 years that scrap should be pulled out of the ‘solid waste’ import regime and recognized as a valuable raw material,” ISRI President Robin Wiener says in a news release about China’s new standards. “China is doing just that with selected grades of nonferrous scrap, and we are expecting China to establish additional standards for ferrous metals and plastic pellets in 2021.”She adds, “ ISRI applauds the Chinese government for setting an example, and we call on other governments around the world to follow their lead in recognizing scrap is not waste but a necessary ingredient for achieving a green economy.”