| **Exhibit        31.1**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| **CERTIFICATIONS**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| I, Harry Kletter, being the        Chief Executive Officer, certify that:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 1. I have reviewed the        quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period        ended September 30, 2003 of Industrial Services of        America, Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| 2. Based on my knowledge,        this report does not contain any untrue statement of a        material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary        to make the statements made, in light of the        circumstances under which such statements were made, not        misleading with respect to the period covered by this        report;                                                                             |
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| 3. Based on my knowledge,        the financial statements, and other financial information        included in this report, fairly present in all material        respects the financial condition, results of operations        and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the        periods presented in this report;                                                                                                       |
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| 4. The registrant’s        other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for        establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and        procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)        and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| (a) Designed such disclosure        controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure        controls and procedures to be designed under our        supervision, to ensure that material information relating        to the registrant, including its consolidated        subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those        entities, particularly during the period in which this        report is being prepared; |
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| (b) Not applicable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| (c) Evaluated the        effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure        controls and procedures and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| presented in this report our        conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure        controls and procedures, as of the end of the period        covered by this report based on such evaluation; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| (d) Disclosed in this report        any change in the registrant’s internal control over        financial reporting that occurred during the        registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has        materially affected, or is reasonably likely to        materially affect, the registrant’s internal control        over financial reporting; and                                                         |
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| 5. The registrant’s        other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based        on our most recent evaluation of internal control over        financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors        and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of        directors (or persons performing the equivalent        functions):                                                                      |
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| (a) All significant        deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or        operation of internal control over financial reporting        which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the        registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize        and report financial information; and                                                                                                               |
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| (b) Any fraud, whether or        not material, that involves management or other employees        who have a significant role in the registrant’s        internal control over financial reporting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| November 10, 2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | /s/ Harry        Kletter                                   |
| Date                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Harry Kletter, Chief        Executive Officer |