Scrap News recently wrote a feature on Member Facility Tour Highlights Legitimacy of Recyclers’ Mutilated Coins.
On Dec. 14, 2021, Jeff Farano, corporate counsel at SA Recycling, prepared to co-lead a tour of the company’s Terminal Island facility in Los Angeles with CEO Terry Adams for five representatives from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ISRI’s chief lobbyist, Billy Johnson, had connected SA Recycling with DHS because of the agency’s interest in understanding how recyclers recover, process, and collect mutilated coins. Stepping out to greet the guests, Farano hoped the tour would not only be a learning experience, but also demonstrate why domestic recyclers should be allowed to continue participating in the U.S. Mint’s Mutilated Coin Redemption Program.