For those who buy, sell, or manage surplus assets. Join us in Westminster, Colorado, September 21-24 2025.
BECOME A MEMBER OF THE INVESTMENT RECOVERY ASSOCIATION
Apply online or call (816) 561-5323
REGULAR MEMBER
Organizations whose core business is something other than managing surplus assets.
Independent research has shown that our members provide a very substantial bottom-line value to their organizations, returning more than $20 for every $1 invested. Joining forces with a “Who’s Who” of global and major regional corporations, nonprofits, and governmental IR departments, your membership in the Investment Recovery Association will pay immediate dividends.
• One Membership Includes All Employees of Your Organization
• Full Access to the Online IR Learning Center (LMS)
• Opportunities for Professional Certification (CMIR)
• ASSET 2.0, the Investment Recovery Business Journal
• Complementary IR Handbook for new members
• Investment Recovery Industry Benchmarking Study
• Vendor Directory of IR Services
• Discount on IR Conference and Trade Show Event
• Investment Recovery Roundtables
• Searchable archives of more than 250 articles
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
Companies that represent specialized services used by investment recovery professionals
Build lasting relationships with hundreds of IR professionals by sharing experiences, processes, and problems in a lively, helpful, open format. Our associate members provide dozens of specialized services; from appraisals of used equipment … to auctioneers … demolition and environmental remediation contractors to scrap metal dealers and IT asset disposition specialists.
• One Membership Includes All Employees of Your Organization
• Directory of Members by industry
• Discount on the IR Conference & Trade Show
• ASSET 2.0, the Investment Recovery Business Journal
• Listing in Directory of IR Services
• Networking Opportunities
• Searchable archives of more than 250 articles
• Exclusive IRA Resources & Information
• Full Access to the online IR Learning Center (LMS)
Unwanted Rx In Your Medicine Cabinet
By Julie McNabb, Writer/Editor ASSET 2.0 How Pharmaceutical Pollution Is Making Us Sick Like most of us, you probably have a medicine cabinet stocked with prescription and over-the-counter drugs. But what do you do with them when they have expired – or no longer...
Asset 2.0-Vol 3, 2023
Asset 2.0, 2023, Vol 3 From Clean Plate Club to Research Labs. Did you know that in the U.S. alone, we throw away 103 million tons (206 billion pounds) each year? That’s the equivalent of over 450,000 Statue of Liberties and more than any other country. How many...
Many Unhappy Returns: The Dark Side of Unwanted Merchandise
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Five Sustainability Trends on the Radar for 2022
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Peer-to-Peer Accountability
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Cleveland Indians: THE Home-Field Advantage on Recycling
In Cleveland, the Indians began using the process last year, following the Browns, who started in 2013, and a casino has recently joined the effort. Well before the start of a Cleveland Indians game at Progressive Field, as players warmed up on the jewel-green field,...
Harnessing the Winds of Change: Wind Turbine Recycling
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Surplus Asset Identification = Reduced Risk + Higher ROI
Investment recovery (IR) represents the third phase of Supply Chain or Life Cycle Management: First, acquire the asset; second, control it while in use; and finally, dispose of the asset. Surplus asset identification is the initial, and therefore, a key step in...
How the Rainmakers of Investment Recovery Could Boost Your Bottom Line
Find out how you could maximize your ROI working with specialized sales and marketing partners who bring the best of technology, online marketing, and boots on the ground expertise to your IR department. As the investment recovery sector becomes more complex and...