[OKRA] ISRI Study on Recycling Industry

[Hershey, Ilda]

Study Shows Scrap Recycling Industry Supports More than 450,000 American Jobs While Generating $10.3 Billion in Revenue for Federal, State and Local Governments

ISRI (Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.) has released a new study highlighting the significant economic and environmental impact of the U.S. scrap recycling industry. The study, commissioned by ISRI and undertaken by John Dunham and Associates, looks at different kinds of economic activity - jobs and exports - and both direct and indirect economic impacts at the national, state and congressional district levels.

The economic analysis shows that the U.S. scrap recycling industry is a major economic engine powerful enough to create 459,131 jobs and generate $10.3 billion in tax revenues for governments across the country, all while making the old new again and helping to protect the earth's air, water and land for future generations. (Story continues...)


For the rest of the story, methodology and PPT summaries, visit www.isri.org<http://www.isri.org> and click on the headline, "Study Shows..."





Ilda T. Hershey
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Assistant State Extension Specialist
Solid Waste Management Programs
Oklahoma State University
536 Ag Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-9806
Fax: 405-744-9835
ilda.hershey at okstate.edu<mailto:ilda.hershey at okstate.edu>
http://agecon.okstate.edu/waste<http://agecon.okstate.edu/wastenew>

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