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Meet Cory Bloom, ReMA’s New Manager of State and Local Government Relations

September 22, 2025 | Featured | ReMA |
Earlier this month, Cory Bloom joined the ReMA Advocacy, Safety, and Sustainability team as the new Manager of State and Local Government Relations. Bloom most recently served as State Affairs Associate for the American College of Surgeons, and has a background in member engagements, lobbying, and state and federal policy. Before the American College of...

ReMA’s Pathways Program Places Talented Students at ReMA Companies

September 22, 2025 | Featured | Recyclers in the Community | Workforce Development |
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...

How ReMA’s Sustainability Network Helps Members Advance Their Business Journeys

September 17, 2025 | Featured | Recyclers in the Community | Sustainability |
During Brad Rutledge’s almost 14 years with the MX Holdings family of companies, he worked in the aluminum trading, casting, extrusion, fabrication, and recycling subsectors. After a nine-year tour of the manufacturing side of the business, Rutledge was invited back to headquarters to create a new analyst role that had not yet existed at the...

WENDT CORPORATION Commissions Aluminum Shredding and Processing System at Novelis

September 15, 2025 | Featured | General Industry | Industry News |
WENDT CORPORATION has announced the successful commissioning of a state-of-the-art aluminum shredding and sorting system at Novelis’ Guthrie Recycling facility in Kentucky. Novelis is an aluminum recycling and rolling company. According to WENDT’s press release, this project is a step forward in Novelis’ commitment to increasing the recycled content of its products and advancing sustainability...

The Key to Improving Relationships with Law Enforcement Depends on Communication

September 15, 2025 | Featured | Law Enforcement | Law Enforcement Outreach |
About three-and-a-half years ago Sgt. Robert Carson took over the Houston Police Metal Theft Unit. Houston is one of the few cities with a dedicated metal theft unit. His unit is made of the three detectives that conduct investigations, two detectives who focus on the regulatory side and investigate recycled materials facilities daily. When he...

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