The ReMA Gulf Coast Region has selected 24 students as winners in its annual scholarship program. Each student will receive $2,000 to apply toward tuition at any accredited educational institution designed to meet the requirements for an academic, professional, or occupational degree for the 2026-2027 academic year. GCR awards scholarships to select students who are…
The ReMA Paper Stock Industries (PSI) Chapteris awarding $55,000 to 21 students in its annual scholarship program, matching its record total from last year. This year’s scholarship total includes one $5,000 grand-prize scholarship and 20 $2,500 merit scholarships. Notably, 2026 marks the debut of the Nini Krever Award for Academic Excellence, which is the PSI…
More than 700 recycled materials industry professionals gathered in New Orleans for the ReMA Gulf Coast Region’s 2026 Summer Convention. From the more than 90 exhibitors to engaging keynote speakers James Carville and Mary Matalin, and a thought-provoking panel on consumer expansion, attendees gained tools to take their businesses to the next level. On Thursday,…
With just a few months into 2025, there’s a lot going on in ReMA’s regions and chapters from exciting events to increased engagement and transparency through a new ReMA chapter portal. According to Lacey Capps, ReMA’s director of chapter relations, ReMA chapters and regions are working to diversify the types of experiences and event offerings….
The ReMA Gulf Coast Region (GCR) will recognize Charles Johnson, president and COO of M. Lipsitz & Co. Ltd. (Waco, Texas), with the 2025 Israel Proler Award on Thursday, June 19, at the GCR summer convention in San Antonio, Texas. The award recognizes individuals for their outstanding leadership, achievements, and contributions to the recycled materials industry. Johnson, a native of…
The ReMA Gulf Coast Region (GCR) has selected 22 students as winners in its annual scholarship program, matching its record total in 2023. Each student will receive $2,000 to apply toward tuition at any accredited educational institution designed to meet the requirements for an academic, professional, or occupational degree for the 2024-2025 academic year. GCR…
This year’s ReMA Gulf Coast Region (GCR) summer convention—held June 25-28 in Austin, Texas—had the theme “Take It to the Limits,” and the event exceeded the limits in many ways. Not only did the convention attract 739 attendees, it also had a sold-out expo with 96 exhibitors, a sold-out golf tournament with 144 players, and…
The ReMA-JASON Learning partnership promotes career opportunities in the recycled materials industry and expands knowledge and awareness of recycled materials’ impact and outputs. Mary Hlepas, VP of Purchasing for Imperial Group/Aluminum-Minerva, former ReMA Northern Ohio Chapter president, and current scholarship chair, has led the chapter to collectively sponsor a school with JASON Learning — Springfield…
The ReMA Gulf Coast Region (GCR) will recognize Mike Ronnel, co-owner of Metal Recycling Corporation (Little Rock, Ark.), with the 2024 Israel Proler Award on Thursday, June 27, at the GCR summer convention in Austin, Texas. The award recognizes individuals for their outstanding leadership, achievements, and contributions to the recycled materials industry. Mike’s career has…
ReMA’s newest board has hit the ground running. ReMA office hosted a new board training this month in DC that included our national officers, chapter presidents, directors at large, division directors and the associate member director. Board members spent a day and half together reviewing and discussing what it means to be a ReMA board…
The Recycled Materials Association’s (ReMA) Pittsburgh and Mid-Atlantic chapters organized a two-day lobbying event on April 29 and 30 that commenced with a reception in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, drawing an impressive gathering of more than 70 attendees. This reception served as a platform for engaging discussions and networking opportunities among industry professionals, policymakers, and advocates alike….
In California, the West Coast Chapter continues to work on Assembly Bill 2851 that was introduced in February as a placeholder, with the full text added on March 21. This bill, as introduced, would require the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) by July 2025, to develop standards for facility-wide fence-line air quality monitoring at…