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ReMA New Member Spotlight: Rumpke Waste & Recycling

April 16, 2025 | Featured |
Rumpke Member profile
Cincinnati-based Rumpke Waste & Recycling provides waste and recycling solutions for customers throughout Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. Founded in 1932 by William F. Rumpke, who ran a junkyard and coal delivery business in Cincinnati, the company has only continued to grow over the last 93 years in business. In June 2024, Rumpke...

Strategies to Build a Culture of Safety

April 14, 2025 | Featured | Safety |
Creating, implementing, and sustaining an effective EHS safety culture is an essential component of any organization because it prioritizes employee well-being, reduces workplace accidents and injuries, enhances productivity, and fosters a positive work environment, ultimately leading to a more successful and productive organization. Meet with the Team There are many strategies for successfully developing safety culture...

Owens Corning Announces Industry-First Shingle Recycling Milestone

April 10, 2025 | Featured | Industry News |
Owens Corning is marking a significant industry milestone with the successful completion of a commercial-scale trial to manufacture shingles using extracted asphalt from recycled shingles. The trial, which was completed at the company’s Summit, IL. shingle plant, is the company’s most recent step toward its aspiration to divert two million tons of shingles from landfills...

What’s New and Exciting at ReMA2025 with Convention Chair Andy Cohen

April 9, 2025 | Featured | ReMA2025 |
From thought-provoking educational sessions and networking opportunities, to engaging speakers and a new pavilion dedicated to safety; ReMA2025 – The Show has a lot to offer the recycled materials industry. There will be so many events, activities, and educational sessions to explore, so ReMA News had a chance to sit down with ReMA Convention Chair...

Call Before You Dig: Six Tips to Avoid Buried Utilites

April 9, 2025 | Featured | Safety |
As temperatures rise and excavation projects increase, prioritizing safety is crucial. April is National Safe Digging Month, a time to raise awareness about excavation hazards and the risks of striking underground utilities and pipelines – also known as “dig-ins.” In the U.S., more than 550 “dig-ins” occur every day* – each posing serious dangers to...

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