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(February 26, 2025 – Washington, D.C.) – More than 150 recyclers from across the country were on Capitol Hill today meeting with lawmakers as part of the Recycled Materials Association’s (ReMA) 2025 Congressional Fly-In.   ReMA members had one unifying message: America is Made with Recycled Materials. The message is part of the industry’s recently launched campaign...

(February 2, 2025 – Washington, D.C.)  – Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) President Robin K. Wiener released the following statement today, following the issuance of executive orders on Saturday by President Trump that impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10 percent tariffs on imports from China:   “The Recycled Materials Association has...

ReMA’s highest award recognizes innovations by manufacturers that actively incorporate DFR principles into products and processes.   (January 28, 2025 – Washington, D.C.) – The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) is now accepting applications for the 2025 Design for Recycling® (DFR) Award. Known as ReMA’s highest recognition, the DFR initiative began more than 30 years ago and encourages manufacturers to...

Beginning January 1, 2025, international trade in most recyclable and recycled electrical and electronic materials will be subject to the controls of the Basel Convention. The United States is not a party to the Basel Convention, so these new trade controls will significantly restrict the available export markets for U.S. exports of these products. Each...

(Nov. 15, 2024 – Washington, DC) – Recycled materials are sustainable, resilient, and essential to our everyday lives as well as to the global economy, the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) said in a statement on America Recycles Day (ARD). “From the coffee cup we are using to the cars we drive and the bridges we...