Company Announcements

ReMA member Liberty Tire Recycling recently announced that it has been honored with the 2025 Recircle “Circular Economy Award” in recognition of its groundbreaking collaboration with Walmart that exemplifies closed-loop sustainability. The award acknowledges the innovative partnership that has successfully established a circular system to collect, recycle, and transform end-of-life tires into consumer products and infrastructure…

On Thursday, Oct. 3, WM announced that it opened a new, 45,000 square-foot recycling facility in Fort Walton Beach, FL. The state-of-the-art technology deployed in the new WM Fort Walton Beach Recycling Facility is expected to allow the facility to process up to approximately 76,000 tons per year of recyclable materials.  WM hosted a grand…

On Friday, Sept. 20, Robin Wiener, president of the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA), and Colin Kelly, vice president of Radius Recycling and chair of ReMA, traveled to Augusta GA to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for copper recycler Aurubis AG’s state-of-the-art recycling facility Aurubis Richmond.  After breaking ground in June 2022, Aurubis fast-tracked the expansion…

Allied Alloys is proud to introduce its new executive leadership team, consisting of seasoned industry professionals who bring a wealth of expertise and a shared vision for the company’s continued success in the metal recycling sector. This new team is positioned to lead Allied Alloys through its next phase of growth, sustainability initiatives, and operational…

On Monday, Sept. 9, SK tes announced the opening of its state-of-the-art battery recycling facility in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. According to the company’s press release, this milestone underscores SK tes’ commitment to developing a global network of sustainable battery recycling facilities, providing closed-loop solutions essential for the burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) industry. The new…

On Monday, Sept. 9, sustainable end-to-end battery recycling firm cylib broke ground on its first European industrial plant located at Currenta’s Chempark Dormagen in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. One year after the commissioning of its pilot line in Aachen, cylib is marking the start of its industrial scaling with the groundbreaking ceremony,…

On Tuesday, Aug. 6, WENDT CORPORATION, which provides shredding and separation recycling solutions, announced the launch of its redesigned multisite website. According to the company’s press release, the expanded site delivers an enhanced user experience and is designed with customized content tailored to the specific needs of its customers across the Americas, Europe, India, and…

ERI, an IT and electronics asset disposition (ITAD) provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has launched its first alkaline battery recycling plant. The plant is located within ERI’s existing state-of-the-art, full-service, 315,000 square-foot e-waste recycling and ITAD facility in Plainfield, Indiana, where millions of pounds of electronic waste are responsibly recycled each year. According to…

On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Rumpke Waste & Recycling celebrated its new 226,000-square-foot recycling and resource center in Columbus, Ohio with a large ribbon cutting ceremony. The event drew in state, industry, and community leaders to commemorate the achievement. Opened on June 1, Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center processes up to 250,000 tons of recycled materials…

American Beverage, in partnership with Closed Loop Partners, announced on Aug. 1, a $3 million loan to support the San Antonio-based facility of Balcones Recycling, one of the largest independent privately held recycling companies in the U.S. The loan, part of a multi-million-dollar investment across several partners, supports the development of a new 200,000 square-foot…

On Thursday Aug. 1, Manitoba Corporation, a fifth-generation nonferrous metals recycler based in Lancaster, NY and St. Louis, MO, announced a new freight management software, Freight130. The new software management solution represents three years of dedicated development aimed at streamlining processes and enhancing communication across the logistics spectrum. “Freight130 is a web-based application designed to…