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(Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the Recycling Industry™, announced Komal “Komie” Jain as Senior Vice President, Advocacy. Jain will lead the development and implementation of ReMA strategy for advancing the organization’s advocacy agenda and priorities across all levels of government, as well as with stakeholders through the recycling chain.

Jain most recently served as Executive Director for the Center for Biocide Chemistries (CBC) and Senior Director at the American Chemistry Council (ACC) in Washington, D.C. She joined ACC as Assistant General Counsel in 2014. 

“Komie brings an incredible depth of experience to her role as Senior Vice President at ReMA and we’re excited that she’ll be leading our advocacy team,” said Robin Wiener, ReMA President. “Her strategic vision for the recycling policy landscape and regulatory environment is exactly what’s needed as we continue to champion the recycling industry and its important role in creating a more sustainable future for our planet.”

“I am grateful for the opportunity to amplify ISRI’s voice for the recycling industry,” said Jain. “As we focus increasingly on a circular economy, sustainability, and our environmental well-being, we should not debate the essentiality of recycling. I look forward to working with all levels of government and stakeholders on advancing the vital role and contributions of recycling.” 

While at ACC, Jain directed and managed the CBC’s legal, regulatory, legislative, scientific, and educational programs related to antimicrobial pesticides and pesticidal products. She also provided strategic legal and compliance advice to companies in the chemicals industry. Additionally, she conducted advocacy for the responsible regulation of biocides by U.S. EPA, U.S. states, and European Union member states.

Prior to ACC, Jain served as Counsel at Keller and Heckman LLP in Washington, D.C. She counseled on environmental compliance, with a focus on community right-to-know, Superfund, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Water Act, and biodiversity. 

Jain also served as Vice-Chairperson for the State Water Control Board of Virginia.  She was appointed to the Board by Governors Mark Warner and Timothy Kaine. Additionally, she was an Attorney-Advisor to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Water Enforcement Division in Washington, D.C. 

Jain is a Trustee at the McLean Community Foundation, and a former Business and Industry Representative at the OECD Working Group on Biocides and former member of EPA’s federal advisory committee, the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC). Jain was selected to serve on the PPDC by EPA Administrators Gina McCarthy and Scott Pruitt. 

She received the Juris Doctor from The T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, Virginia, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from James Madison University in Harrisburg, Virginia.

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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI)is the "Voice of the Recycling Industry™." ReMA represents 1,300 companies in the U.S. and more than 40 countries that process, broker, and consume scrap commodities, including metals, paper, plastics, glass, rubber, electronics, and textiles. With headquarters in Washington, DC, the Institute provides education, advocacy, safety and compliance training, and promotes public awareness of the vital role recycling plays in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment and sustainable development. Generating nearly $117 billion annually in U.S. economic activity, the scrap recycling industry provides more than 506,000 Americans with good jobs.

For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:
Vicki Morgan
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
(202) 975.9042 
vmorgan@isri.org