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October is Fire Prevention Month! The goal of Fire Prevention Month is to raise fire safety awareness and help ensure your home and family are protected. In 1922, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) named the second week of October Fire Prevention Week in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. During this month,...

During ReMA 2025 – The Show, Officer Clayton Peterson, along with other representatives from the California Highway Patrol, volunteered to participate at ReMA’s Safety Pavilion to exchange knowledge and information with the recycled materials industry.   For the first time ever, ReMA established a dedicated Safety Pavilion at the annual convention that featured federal, state,...

Congress failed to reach a budget agreement by October 1, the start of the federal fiscal year for 2026 (FY 2026) and the nation is currently facing its 15th shutdown. The ripple effects of the shutdown are sure to have both direct and indirect impacts on the recycled materials industry. Shutdowns have a variety of...

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...

On Friday, September 26, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it initiated a Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of imports of robotics and industrial machinery, including their parts and components. The investigation defines “robotics and industrial machinery” as: Under the Section 232 statute,...