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This year ReMA is introducing a new approach to its annual leadership development programming. For the first time the leadership event will be held in conjunction with the 2026 Recycling Market Roundtables, which runs from Wednesday, September 16 to Friday, September 18 in Chicago. Participants receiving Roundtables registration as part of their enrollment. The Leadership...

More than 700 recycled materials industry professionals gathered in New Orleans for the ReMA Gulf Coast Region’s 2026 Summer Convention. From the more than 90 exhibitors to engaging keynote speakers James Carville and Mary Matalin, and a thought-provoking panel on consumer expansion, attendees gained tools to take their businesses to the next level. On Thursday,...

The Basel Convention’s Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG-15) convenes this week in Geneva, Switzerland, where representatives from party governments, observers, and other international delegates will gather for a series of stock-taking meetings on efforts that could further restrict transboundary movement of certain recycled materials. Adam Shaffer, ReMA’s Vice President of International Trade and Global Affairs, and...

In his remarks at ReMA’s Gulf Coast Region’s Summer Board Meeting, ReMA Chair Andy Golding discussed the major challenge of lithium-ion batteries and why recyclers need to take charge to improve fire safety management within the industry. “I firmly believe that we have the opportunity to stay on the right side of legislation and regulation...

With their HQ based in Belgium and a North America location in Virginia Beach, VA, Ad Rem specializes in the research, design, engineering, and construction of machinery for the recycling, mineral, and food-processing industries. These machines rely on a wide range of different technologies. ReMA News spoke with Fred Cornell, North American Business Development Manager...