From January 31 to February 4, 2026, Todd Foreman, ReMA’s Senior Director of Law Enforcement Outreach, and ReMA’s Zoë Bierce, Program Coordinator, Youth Outreach & Workforce Development, attended the National Sherrif Association’s Winter Conference in Washington, DC. The NSA Winter Conference brings together high-level leadership from federal agencies, members of Congress, and very active sheriffs to…
Two years ago, Megan Potthoff, then a senior at Norwin High School in North Huntingdon, PA, traveled to Las Vegas, NV for the ReMA 2024 Convention and Exposition with her classmates Emily Arendas and Heather Smarick. Potthoff and her classmates were able to attend the ReMA convention because they were the 2023-2024 Youth Recycling Award…
The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) has opened the 2025 Emerging Professionals (EP) Program. Now, in its third year, the program provides professionals who are new to the field of recycling, sustainability, and environmental stewardship with discounted access to NERC’s Conference and Foundations Course, sponsored by their employer organization. EPs gain valuable connections with seasoned industry…
Recent Temple University graduate Jeanpaul Gonzalez was excited for ReMA2025 – The Show. Though it was his first ReMA convention it was by no means his first ReMA event. He had attended several networking events hosted by the organization. “I knew that if I wanted to break into the industry I had to network and…
When people ask Dave Smith, the service manager at the Michigan State University (MSU) Recycling Center, what he likes most about his job he’s quick to say that it’s working with the student employees. “There is a great energy that students bring to the materials recovery facility (MRF),” Smith said. “There’s an inquisitiveness and a…
For the last two semesters, Manitoba Corp. has had a new intern working with the company thanks to the Recycled Materials Association’s (ReMA) Pathways Program. Changtong Wu, a student at the University of Michigan has been working remotely for the Buffalo, NY-based company, helping lead Manitoba’s ESG efforts to improve its rankings on a site…
Though Josephine Tarrazi’s internship with the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) started in Fall 2024, she’s been aware of the recycled materials industry since 2022 when she was a senior in high school. “My teacher gave our class a poster assignment about recycling and sustainability and the relationship between recycling and climate change,” Tarrazi said. “My…
On Wednesday, Sept. 4, CW Metals held a celebratory lunch to recognize three months of success, six new hires, and a positive shift in company culture after joining the Recycled Materials Association’s (ReMA) Inclusion Cohort pilot. Attendees included CW Metals employees, community partners they worked with in hiring, as well as the consulting team from…
The REMADE Institute has announced it has been awarded $380,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop Circular Economy workforce training for the nation’s rapidly growing electronics recycled material and remanufacturing industries. REMADE℠ will lead the workforce project and partner on it with ReMA, the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and the Remanufacturing…
ReMA’s Board of Directors was challenged earlier this year by ReMA President Robin Wiener and Senior Vice President Advocacy, Sustainability and Safety Cheryl Coleman to help ReMA grow its youth outreach effort by reaching the ambitious goal of 30 new JASON Learning school sponsorships in 2024. To date, members have committed to eight new JASON…
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…
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…