ISRI Codes
Reference table of ISRI codes, descriptions, and classifications.
| ISRI Code | Description | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Barley | No. 1 Copper Wire | Red Metals |
| Berry | No. 1 Copper Wire | Red Metals |
| Birch | No. 2 Copper Wire | Red Metals |
| Candy | No. 1 Heavy Copper | Red Metals |
| Cliff | No. 2 Copper | Red Metals |
| Clove | No. 1 Copper Wire Nodules | Red Metals |
| Cobra | No. 2 Copper Wire Nodules | Red Metals |
| Cocoa | Copper Wire Nodules | Red Metals |
| Dream | Light Copper | Red Metals |
| Drink | Refinery Brass | Red Metals |
| Droid | Insulated Copper Wire Scrap | Red Metals |
| Drove | Copper-Bearing Scrap | Red Metals |
| Druid | Insulated Copper Wire Scrap | Red Metals |
| Ebony | Composition or Red Brass | Red Metals |
| Eland | High Grade Low Lead Bronze/Brass Solids | Red Metals |
| Elder | Genuine Babbitt-Lined Brass Bushings | Red Metals |
| Elias | High Lead Bronze Solids and Borings | Red Metals |
| Enerv | V Red Brass Composition Turnings | Red Metals |
| Engel | Machinery or Hard Brass Solids | Red Metals |
| Erin | Machinery or Hard Brass Borings | Red Metals |
| Fence | Unlined Standard Red Car Boxes (Clean Journals) | Red Metals |
| Ferry | Lined Standard Red Car Boxes (Lined Journals) | Red Metals |
| Grape | Cocks and Faucets | Red Metals |
| Honey | Yellow Brass Sc | Red Metals |
| Ivory | Yellow Brass Castings | Red Metals |
| Label | New Brass Clippings | Red Metals |
| Lace | Brass Shell Cases Without Primers | Red Metals |
| Lady | Brass Shell Cases with Primers | Red Metals |
| Lake | Brass Small Arms and Rifle Shells, Clean Fired | Red Metals |
| Lamb | Brass Small Arms and Rifle Shells, Clean Muffled (Popped) | Red Metals |
| Lark | Yellow Brass Primer | Red Metals |
| Maize | Mixed New Nickel Silver Clippings | Red Metals |
| Major | New Nickel Silver Clippings and Solids | Red Metals |
| Malar | New Segregated Nickel Silver Clippings | Red Metals |
| Malic | Old Nickel Silver | Red Metals |
| Melon | Brass Pipe | Red Metals |
| Naggy | Nickel Silver Castings | Red Metals |
| Niece | Nickel Silver Turnings | Red Metals |
| Night | Yellow Brass Rod Turnings | Red Metals |
| Noble | New Yellow Brass Rod Ends | Red Metals |
| Nomad | Yellow Brass Turnings | Red Metals |
| Ocean | Mixed Unsweated Auto Radiators | Red Metals |
| Pales | Brass Condenser Tubes | Red Metals |
| Pallu | Aluminum Brass Condenser Tubes | Red Metals |
| Palms | Muntz Metal Tubes | Red Metals |
| Parch | Manganese Bronze Solids | Red Metals |
| Tablet | Clean Aluminum Lithographic Sheets | Aluminum |
| Tabloid | New, Clean Aluminum Lithographic Sheets | Aluminum |
| Taboo | Mixed Low Copper Aluminum Clippings and Solids | Aluminum |
| Taint / Tabor | Clean Mixed Old Alloy Sheet Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Take | New Aluminum Can Stock | Aluminum |
| Talc | Post-Consumer Aluminum Can Scrap | Aluminum |
| Talcred | Shredded Aluminum Used Beverage Can | Aluminum |
| Taldack | Densified Aluminum Used Beverage Can | Aluminum |
| Taldon | Baled Aluminum Used Beverage Can | Aluminum |
| Taldork | Briquetted Aluminum Used Beverage Can | Aluminum |
| Tale | Painted Siding | Aluminum |
| Talk | Aluminum Copper Radiators | Aluminum |
| Tall | E. C. Aluminum Nodules | Aluminum |
| Tally | All Aluminum Radiators from Au | Aluminum |
| Talon | New Pure Aluminum Wire and Cable | Aluminum |
| Tann | New Mixed Aluminum Wire and Cable | Aluminum |
| Tarry A | Clean Aluminum Pistons | Aluminum |
| Tarry B | Clean Aluminum Pistons with Struts | Aluminum |
| Tarry C | Irony Aluminum Pistons | Aluminum |
| Tassel | Old Mixed Aluminum Wire and Cable | Aluminum |
| Taste | Old Pure Aluminum Wire and Cable | Aluminum |
| Tata | New Production Aluminum Extrusions | Aluminum |
| Toto | Aluminum Extrusions 10/10 | Aluminum |
| Tutu | Aluminum Extrusion Dealer Grade | Aluminum |
| Teens | Segregated Aluminum Borings and Turnings | Aluminum |
| Telic | Mixed Aluminum Borings and Turnings | Aluminum |
| Tense | Mixed Aluminum Castings | Aluminum |
| Tepid | Aircraft Sheet Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Terse | New Aluminum Foil | Aluminum |
| Tesla | Post-Consumer Aluminum Foil | Aluminum |
| Tetra | New Coated Aluminum Foil | Aluminum |
| Thigh | Aluminum Grindings | Aluminum |
| Thirl | Aluminum Drosses, Spatters, Spillings, Skimmings And Sweepings | Aluminum |
| Thorn | Aluminum Breakage | Aluminum |
| Throb | Sweated Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Tooth | Segregated New Aluminum Alloy Clippings and Solids | Aluminum |
| Tough | Segregated New Aluminum Alloy Clippings and Solids | Aluminum |
| Tread | Segregated New Aluminum Castings, Forgings and Extrusion | Aluminum |
| Troma | Aluminum Auto or Truck Wheels | Aluminum |
| Trump | Aluminum Auto Castings | Aluminum |
| Twang | Insulated Aluminum Wire Scrap | Aluminum |
| Twirl | Fragmentizer Aircraft Aluminum Scrap (2000 And 7000 Series) | Aluminum |
| Twist | Aluminum Airplane Castings | Aluminum |
| Twitch | Floated Fragmentizer Aluminum Scrap (From Automobile Shredders) | Aluminum |
| Tweak | Fragmentizer Aluminum Scrap (From Automobile Shredders) | Aluminum |
| Twire | Burnt Fragmentizer Aluminum Scrap (From Automobile Shredders) | Aluminum |
| Zorba | Shredded Nonferrous Scrap (Predominantly Aluminum) | Aluminum |
| Saves | Old Zinc Die Cast Scrap | Zinc |
| Scabs | New Zinc Die Cast Scrap | Zinc |
| Scoot | Zinc Die Cast Automotive Grilles | Zinc |
| Scope | New Plated Zinc Die Cast Scrap | Zinc |
| Score | Old Scrap Zinc | Zinc |
| Screen | New Zinc Clippings | Zinc |
| Scribe | Crushed Clean Sorted Fragmentizers Die Cast Scrap as Produced from Automobile Fragmentizers | Zinc |
| Scroll | Unsorted Zinc Die Cast Scrap | Zinc |
| Scrub | Hot Dip Galvanizers Slab Zinc Dross | Zinc |
| Scull | Zinc Die Cast Slabs or Pigs | Zinc |
| Seal | Continuous Line Galvanizing Slab Zinc Top Dross | Zinc |
| Seam | Continuous Line Galvanizing Slab Zinc Bottom Dross | Zinc |
| Shelf | Prime Zinc Die Cast Dross | Zinc |
| Wafer | Magnesium Clips | Magnesium |
| Walnut | Magnesium Scrap | Magnesium |
| Wine | Magnesium Engraver Plates | Magnesium |
| Wood | Magnesium Dockboards | Magnesium |
| World | Magnesium Turnings | Magnesium |
| Racks | Scrap Lead Soft | Lead |
| Radio | Mixed Hard/Soft Scrap Lead | Lead |
| Rails | Lead Battery Plates | Lead |
| Rains | Scrap Drained/Dry Whole Intact Lead | Lead |
| Rakes | Battery Lugs | Lead |
| Relay | Lead Covered Copper Cable | Lead |
| Rents | Lead Dross | Lead |
| Rink | Scrap Wet Whole Intact Lead Batteries | Lead |
| Rono | Scrap Industrial Intact Lead Cells | Lead |
| Roper | Scrap Whole Intact Industrial Lead Batteries | Lead |
| Ropes | Wheel Weights | Lead |
| Siano | Anodes | Silver |
| Siassem | Assemblies Electrical | Silver |
| Sibatt | Batteries | Silver |
| Sicoppla | Silver/Copper Plated | Silver |
| Sicad | Silver/Cadmium | Silver |
| Sizsm | Silver/Zinc Silver/Magnesium | Silver |
| Sibl | Blanking Scrap Punchings | Silver |
| Sibral | Brazing Alloys | Silver |
| Siem | Brushes Electric Motors | Silver |
| Sibul | Bullion | Silver |
| Sicesal | Chemical Salts | Silver |
| Sib | Clad Bi-Metal Parts | Silver |
| Sicoin | Coin Silver | Silver |
| Sicon | Contacts | Silver |
| Sidental | Dental Amalgam | Silver |
| Sifilm | Films | Silver |
| Siix | Industrial X-Ray | Silver |
| Simx | Medical X-Ray | Silver |
| Silit | Lithographic | Silver |
| Siphot | Photographic Negatives | Silver |
| Sifil | Filters Plating | Silver |
| Siflake | Flake From Hypo Solution Recovery Systems | Silver |
| Sihook | Hooks Plating Nodules | Silver |
| Sijew | Jewelry Sweeps | Silver |
| Sipaint | Paints Paste | Silver |
| Sipaper | Paper Reproduction | Silver |
| Sipee | Plated Parts Electrical Electronic | Silver |
| Siser | Plated Serving Pieces | Silver |
| Siut | Plated Utensils | Silver |
| Siwi | Plated Wire | Silver |
| Sipow | Powders Granulated | Silver |
| Sipunch | Punchouts | Silver |
| Sirelay | Relays Electrical | Silver |
| Siresins | Resins | Silver |
| Sibear | Silver Lined Bearings Diesel Locomotives and Aircraft | Silver |
| Sislud | Sludges Plating and Precipitates | Silver |
| Sisol | Solutions Plating | Silver |
| Sister | Sterling Silver | Silver |
| Sitin | Tin Lead Alloys Contaminated | Silver |
| Siturn | Turnings | Silver |
| Siwave | Wave Guides | Silver |
| Sirag | Wiping Rags | Silver |
| Gobraz | Brazing Alloys | Gold |
| Goclad | Clad Metal Parts | Gold |
| Gocont | Contacts | Gold |
| Godenta | Dental Alloys | Gold |
| Godents | Dental Scrap | Gold |
| Godentgri | Dental Sweeps and Grinding | Gold |
| Godiod | Diodes | Gold |
| Gofill | Filled Scrap | Gold |
| Gofilt | Filters Plating | Gold |
| Goflake | Flakes | Gold |
| Goflash | Flashings | Gold |
| Gofoil | Foil | Gold |
| Gohook | Hooks Plating Nodules | Gold |
| Gojes | Jewelry Scrap | Gold |
| Gojeswe | Jewelry Sweeps and Grindings | Gold |
| Gopain | Paints and Paste | Gold |
| Gopeel | Peelings | Gold |
| Goplace | Placer Gold | Gold |
| Goplatee | Plated Parts Electrical | Gold |
| Goplatew | Plated Wire | Gold |
| Gopowd | Powders | Gold |
| Goprint | Printed Circuit Boards | Gold |
| Gocirc | Printed Circuit Boards with Components | Gold |
| Gopunch | Punchouts | Gold |
| Goresin | Resins Plating | Gold |
| Gosalt | Salts Chemical | Gold |
| Gosludge | Sludges Plating | Gold |
| Gosol | Solutions | Gold |
| Gosponge | Sponge | Gold |
| Gotin | Tin Lead Alloys Contaminated | Gold |
| Gotran | Transistors | Gold |
| Gowipe | Wiping Rags | Gold |
| Gowire | Wire | Gold |
| Pacat | Catalysts | Paladium |
| Pasalt | Chemical Salts | Paladium |
| Paclad | Clad Materials | Paladium |
| Pacontact | Contact Points | Paladium |
| Padental | Dental Alloys | Paladium |
| Padscrap | Dental Scraps | Paladium |
| Padents | Dental Sweeps | Paladium |
| Pajesweep | Jewelry Scrap (sweeps) | Paladium |
| Papast | Paste | Paladium |
| Paplat | Plated Parts | Paladium |
| Papowd | Powders | Paladium |
| Parel | Relays Electrical | Paladium |
| Pasludge | Sludges | Paladium |
| Pasol | Solutions | Paladium |
| Pawire | Wire | Paladium |
| Pasol | PICLAD – Catalysts | Platinum |
| Pichem | Chemicals | Platinum |
| Piclad | Clad Materials | Platinum |
| Picont | Contacts | Platinum |
| Pidenta | Dental Alloys | Platinum |
| Pidscrap | PIDSCRAP – Dental Scrap | Platinum |
| Pisweep | Dental Sweeps, Grindings | Platinum |
| Pijescrap | Jewelry Scrap | Platinum |
| Pijesweep | Jewelry Sweeps | Platinum |
| Pilab | Laboratory Ware | Platinum |
| Pimag | Magneto Points | Platinum |
| Pipowd | Powders And Paste | Platinum |
| Pisol | Solutions Plating | Platinum |
| Piplug | Spark Plugs Aircraft | Platinum |
| Pitherm | Thermocouple Wire | Platinum |
| Ranch | Block Tin | Other NF & mix metals |
| Ranks | Pewter | Other NF & mix metals |
| Raves | High Tin Base Babbit | Other NF & mix metals |
| Roses | Mixed Common Babbitt | Other NF & mix metals |
| Elmo | Mixed Electric Motors | Other NF & mix metals |
| Shelmo | Shredded Electric Motors (also called shredder pickings or meatballs ) | Other NF & mix metals |
| Zebra | High Density | Other NF & mix metals |
| Zeppelin | Light Density | Other NF & mix metals |
| Zurik | SHREDDED Nonferrous SENSOR SORTED Scrap (predominant stainless steel) | Other NF & mix metals |