On Tuesday Sept. 3, the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) and JASON Learning announced the launch of their 2024-2025 Youth Recycling Contest, aimed at building awareness around the value and benefits of the recycled materials industry. The 2024-25 theme is “Sustainable, Resilient, Essential,” encouraging students to develop an advertisement highlighting those three key features of the…
On Tuesday, July 23, New Braunfels, Texas-based Comal Iron & Metals celebrated its first-ever ribbon cutting, hosted by the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce. For over 55 years, the company has served New Braunfels, but never formally marked its beginning. According to Marcie Rodriguez, CEO of Comal Iron & Metals, the company wanted the event…
This summer, Cheshire, Connecticut-based Heavy Weight, Inc. and Plainville, Connecticut-based H.W. Green Company have gotten an early start on the back-to-school season by donating backpacks and school supplies to the Cheshire Food Pantry and Plainville Food Pantry. “Our companies have always been involved in and given back to our communities,” said Krista Ostuno, president of…
The ReMA Paper Stock Industries (PSI) Chapter is awarding $50,000 to 19 students in its annual academic scholarship program, setting records for the total funds awarded and the number of student recipients. This year’s scholarship total includes one $5,000 grand-prize scholarship and 18 $2,500 merit scholarships. According to Nini Krever, the PSI scholarship chair, what…
Educating the next generation on the work of the recycled materials industry does not have to wait until they are ready to become a part of the workforce. ReMA member Sahd Metal Recycling was recently recognized for their efforts to engage students in the classroom on recycling education and career opportunities by the Lancaster STEM…
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…
The devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have left many in need of food, shelter, clothing and other basic necessities. Recognizing the need for support in the region, the ISRI Executive Committee, led by Chair Brian Henesey, authorized $20,000 in donations to two groups on the ground in the affected region to assist in recovery…
NextCycle is a collaborative initiative that identifies, recruits, vets, and helps move forward projects focused on waste prevention, material reuse, recycling/composting, and developing end markets for materials. The initiative is managed and facilitated by Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Resource Recycling System (RRS). The initiative includes a public-private partnership network of industry experts, operators, and investors to…
ISRI member and aluminum recycler Novelis Inc. announced it is making a total commitment of $10 million over five years to help Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta reach its $1 billion goal for its Never Settle: A Campaign for Kids. The effort is the largest fundraising campaign in the history of Children’s and will complement a…
To coincide with America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, 2022, ISRI is launching a series examining innovation in the recycled materials industry. This is the first article in the series. During the pandemic, Kari Bliss, sustainability principal at PADNOS, received a call from Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) concerning an issue…
Sept. 25 in Brighton, N.Y., was cold, wet, and rainy. But the gray Sunday morning didn’t stop the wide array of people dressed in colorful raingear from attending the town’s Public Safety event at Brighton High School. Katie Ilecki, vice president and general manager at metals recycler Metalico Rochester, arrived early to set up her…
“Everyone should be data conscious,” says Paul Allen, COO at ISRI member Securis. The information technology asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycler has helped clients effectively manage end-of-life electronic devices for almost 20 years, and they don’t plan on stopping. Securis’ culture helped draw in business development associate Andrew McNeill, who found the company had…