• Press Release

PUBLIC NOTICE: ReMA Board to Consider Changes to Residential Dual and Single Stream MRF Specifications

(April 4, 2025- Washington, D.C.)- Following approval by the MRF Committee on February 27, 2025, the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) Board of Directors will consider the following changes to the existing Inbound Residential Dual and Single stream MRF specifications.   
Inbound Residential Single Stream and Inbound Residential Dual Stream are the material derived from a recycling method where residents of a community place allowed materials in a specifically designated receptacle to be left at a drop off point outside their residence. The MRF Specifications Committee recommends adding paper cups into inbound single and dual stream specifications of acceptable types of paper.
 
The Inbound Residential Single Stream items include the following paper materials:
  1. Uncoated White Office Paper
  2. Magazines
  3. Paper towel rolls
  4. Plastic jugs and containers
  5. Aluminum, tin, and steel beverage containers
  6. Glass jars and bottles (must be clean and dry)
  7. Paper cups (proposed addition)
 
The Inbound Residential Dual Stream items include the following paper materials:
  1. Uncoated White Office Paper, Printing, and Writing paper
  2. Newspaper
  3. Cardboard
  4. Empty PET(#1)
  5. Plastic bottles, jugs, and jars
  6. Cartons
  7. Bulky rigid plastics such as crates, buckets, totes, and baskets
  8. Aluminum and Tin beverages
  9. Paper cups (proposed addition)
 
The full Board may choose to adopt, amend, or reject the recommendations of the Division or table them pending further review. More information about the rules governing the procedures from the addition, amendment, or withdrawal of ReMA’s ISRI Specifications can be found at www.isrispecs.org. To submit comments, recommendations, or questions please contact Senior Economist Bret Biggers (bbiggers@recycledmaterials.org ). If adopted or amended, there will be an open comment period for 30 days following the vote by the Board.
 
For more than 100 years,  ReMA’s ISRI specifications have helped promote consistency and quality in the trade of recycled materials in the U.S. and around the world. 
 
###
 
For more information contact: Rachel Bookman, rbookman@recycledmaterials.org
 
The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) represents more than 1,700 companies in the U.S. and 40 countries around the globe. Based in Washington, D.C., ReMA provides advocacy, education, safety and compliance training, and promotes public awareness of the vital role recycled materials play in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment and sustainable development.
 

Have Questions?