Ele Smalley, ReMA’s intern for Advocacy, Safety and Sustainability has been working with the association for the past two months. A student at the University of Virginia, Smalley brings a fresh perspective as she helps the ReMA advocacy team with their work on the Hill. ReMA News had the opportunity to talk with Smalley about…
ReMA welcomes Aaron Triffleman-Miller as its summer intern on the economics team within ReMA’s Advocacy department. Triffleman-Miller is assisting Chief Economist Joe Pickard and Senior Economist Bret Biggers with research, analytics, and writing project during his summer internship. Triffleman-Miller is from Port Washington, New York on Long Island, and attends Case Western Reserve University, where…
Last month at ISRI2024, the organization’s board of directors elected Sean Daoud to the position of secretary/treasurer on the Executive Committee. Sean serves as vice president, treasurer, and shareholder of his family’s business, PNW Metal Recycling, Inc, which has five locations in Oregon and three locations in Washington state. ReMA News connected with Sean to…
Brandi Harleaux, ISRI member and second-generation owner of South Post Oak Recycling Center in Houston, Texas, was recognized and awarded as the Texas Small Businessperson of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). In May, the award was presented to Brandi by SBA Administrator Guzman in Washington, D.C. and was preceded by a…
Nilesh Limbasia and his company, Kaizen Enterprise, were recently awarded the President’s “E” Award for exports by the Biden administration. This was a huge achievement for Kaizen as it is a very young company, founded only six years ago in 2017. For Limbasia, this success is amplified by the fact that he was originally working…
Adam Shaffer has recently joined ISRI in the role of assistant vice president of international trade and global affairs. Adam comes to ISRI’s Advocacy team focused on developing and implementing ISRI’s international trade policy and advocacy, as well as managing the organization’s international activities. In this role, Adam will support ISRI’s expanding international portfolio in…
ISRI has named Natalie Messer Betts to the new role of assistant vice president of sustainability. Natalie joins ISRI’s Advocacy team in the new role designed to develop and implement strong sustainability programs for the recycled materials industry using the environmental social governance (ESG) framework as a guide. In this new position, Natalie is serving…
New West Coast Chapter President Sandy Brooks has been involved with ISRI on both the chapter and national level for years. You’d never guess that she was initially a bit reluctant to join ISRI — she was an outsider looking in as her background was in accounting. I got the chance to sit down and…
The ISRI Gulf Coast Region (GCR) has selected Joel Litman, president and co-owner of Texas Recycling Inc. (Dallas), as the recipient of its 2023 Israel Proler Award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding leadership, achievements, and contributions to the recycling industry. “Joel Litman exemplifies what it means to be a leader in the recycling industry,”…
Stephen Moss is no stranger to the ISRI convention; ISRI2023 will be the seventh convention that he’s served as ISRI convention chair. He shares with us why he is excited about the upcoming convention in Nashville, some things members (both new and old) can look forward to and what sets ISRI2023 apart from previous years…
This past December, Arnulfo Moreno joined ISRI’s communications team as communications manager. He is responsible for the development and deployment of email communications including managing the EHS Update, Market Report and ISRI’s Monthly Photo Contest. Arnulfo will also be working on a wide variety of projects including managing the ISRI app and contributing to ISRI…
For Sofia Ghrayeb, MRF Operator for Pratt Industries, a typical day usually starts with a safety meeting that includes all employees. She views safety as the most important topic in the company’s daily operations and she is always looking for ways to ensure employees have the tools and training they need to complete their work…