Recyclers in the Community

Engaging with your local community doesn’t need to be complicated. Take it from ReMA member Saren Weinstein Schapiro, a second-generation leader at M&M Recycling. This past month she and the team at M&M Recycling wrapped up an outreach program with a local school that not only helped young students develop their entrepreneurial skills but also…

In the recycled materials industry, we often say that “Every Day is Earth Day.” Last week, San Antonio-based Monterrey Metal Recycling Solutions (MMRS) put that mantra into action with a community-wide celebration. MMRS kicked off its week-long Earth Day celebration with a carnival style, family-friendly event where employees invited their families to a behind the…

In 2010, NY-based electronics recycler Sunnking launched e-Scrap for Camp, an annual electronics recycling fundraiser. The fundraiser benefits Camp Good Days and Special Times, which supports children, families, and adults impacted by cancer or sickle cell anemia through residential camping programs and year-round recreational and support activities, in the Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse, New York areas….

You may have heard of Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit organization that distributes wreaths for placement on veterans’ graves in military cemeteries. Each December, the organization coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies on National Wreaths Across America Day, where volunteers and sponsors lay wreaths at more than 2,000 locations across the U.S. and around the world to honor…

Several years ago, Toledo, Ohio-based metal brokers and recyclers Kripke Enterprises Inc. (KEI) committed to supporting the National Food Bank with annual donations. While impactful, Kripke’s Wellness Committee aspired to do something that would create a direct and lasting benefit within the Toledo community. According to Leslie Mundt, Kripke’s Executive Assistant, that opportunity arose in 2021 when…