From Sunday, March 29 to Tuesday, March 31, ReMA staff traveled to San Diego, CA to attend and exhibit at the 2026 International Secure Information Governance & Management Association (i-SIGMA) conference and expo. The team was able to connect with data destruction and shredding companies to showcase the networking, advocacy, and safety expertise ReMA and its…
The week of March 23, ReMA President Robin Wiener and ReMA Chair Colin Kelly traveled first to Brussels and then to Hamburg, Germany to participate in meetings focused on strengthening global collaboration and addressing emerging challenges facing the recycled materials industry. In Brussels, Wiener and Kelly attended meetings at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR),…
On Tuesday, March 17, ReMA and the Congressional Recycling Caucus hosted the “America is Made with Recycled Materials” event at the Rayburn House Office Building. Moderated by Cheryl Coleman, ReMA’s Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Safety & Sustainability, the session focused on how recycled materials strengthen American manufacturing and domestic supply chains. Speakers included Andy Golding, Chief Strategy Officer at Kripke…
Boyd Jones had a long day ahead of him coming into the ReMA 2026 Fly-In. From about 9 AM to 4 PM, he would join his fellow recyclers from Pennsylvania as they navigated the hallways, congressional offices, and basement tunnels of the U.S. House of Representative and Senate office buildings. Though a full day of…
On Tuesday, February 10, more than 120 recyclers from across the country traveled to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to meet with lawmakers and legislative staff as part of the Recycled Materials Association’s (ReMA) 2026 Congressional Fly-In. ReMA members had one unifying message: America is Made with Recycled Materials. The message is part of the…
With the leadership of the Paper Division and PSI Chapter, ReMA hosted a successful inaugural Future of Fiber Forum event on Tuesday, January 27. The event brought together stakeholders from brands, packaging companies, MRFs, mills, and more to discuss the key issues facing the residential fiber recycling system. Attendees included representatives from Coca-Cola, Danone, Novolex,…
Cheryl Coleman, ReMA’s Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Safey and Sustainability attended and participated in the 2026 Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA) Conference & Tradeshow held in Tampa, Florida from January 27-29. “As the leading voice for the recycled materials industry, it’s important for ReMA to be present at CDRA’s annual conference,” Coleman said. “When…
ReMA staff Emily Sanchez, ReMA’s Chief Economist, and Adam Shaffer, ReMA’s Vice President of International Trade and Global Affairs, attended and participated in the 2026 Fastmarkets Circular Steel Summit held in Houston, TX from January 27-29. The Fastmarkets Circular Steel Summit brings together the steel and recycled materials sectors to discuss tariffs, the United States-Mexico-Canada…
Cheryl Coleman, ReMA’s Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Safety, and Sustainability represented ReMA at the 24th International Electronics Reuse & Recycling Congress (IERC), which ran from January 21-23, 2026, in Valencia, Spain. At IERC global leaders in electronics sustainability come together to shape the future of reuse, recycling, and circularity. IERC serves as a platform…
With one week in India already under their belts, ReMA President Robin Wiener, ReMA Chair Colin Kelly, ReMA Chair-Elect Andy Golding, and Adam Shaffer, ReMA’s Vice President of International Trade and Global Affairs were more than ready to head to the International Material Recycling Conference (IMRC) in Jaipur. Over the last decade, the Material Recycling…
ReMA President Robin Wiener, ReMA Chair Colin Kelly, ReMA Chair-Elect Andy Golding, and Adam Shaffer ReMA’s Vice President of International Trade and Global Affairs have had a busy week in India. The group had the chance to travel to India the week before the International Material Recycling Conference and Exposition in Jaipur (IMRC2026) to build…
From Monday, November 10 to Wednesday, November 12, recycling operations managers, safety leaders, and executives traveled to Louisville, Kentucky for the ReMA Operations & Safety Forum. The immersive three-day event focused on best practices, compliance, and safety across the recycled materials industry. Mike Marino, ReMA’s Vice President of Safety, opened the 2025 forum with an…