Author: khildreth

Advocacy | Featured

ReMA-Moderated NCSL Session Highlights Collaborative Efforts to Build Sustainable Supply Chain for Critical Minerals
Bykhildreth August 6, 2024

During its 2024 Legislative Summit, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) held a session on critical minerals moderated by ReMA’s AVP of government relations & strategic partnerships Kristen Hildreth titled “Powering the Future: Finding Critical Minerals.” Across the world we are seeing significant growth in demand for critical minerals in response to technological advancements,…

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Featured | Sustainability

Building Blocks: Recycled Materials are Essential to Modern Infrastructure
Bykhildreth May 13, 2024

The recycled materials industry transforms end-of-life or otherwise obsolete items and materials into essential components that support and enable our everyday lives. From the roads we travel on to the bridges we drive over, and the homes we live in, recycled materials are the cornerstone of the infrastructure supply chain. They provide essential industrial ingredients…

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Featured | Regulatory Compliance | Safety

Worker Walkarounds Redefined: Unpacking OSHA’s New Directive
Bykhildreth April 11, 2024

On April 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its Final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process Rule, also known as the Worker Walkaround Rule. Set to take effect on May 31, 2024, this regulation significantly broadens the scope of who may participate in the walkaround phase of OSHA’s workplace inspections. For decades, only…

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From Capitol to Capitol: The Evolving Journey of Extended Producer Responsibility in Packaging
Bykhildreth March 14, 2024

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is becoming a significant tool to increase the recycling of difficult-to-recycle items by assigning the financial and physical responsibilities for the end-of-life management of post-consumer products to the producers of those products. Originally, EPR programs targeted the management of hazardous materials, or products that were too costly to dispose of,…

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