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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed two devices from the agency’s list of registered electronic logging devices, or ELDs. Mountain ELD and XELD devices were placed on the Revoked Devices list due to the companies’ failure to meet the minimum requirements established in 49 CFR part 395, subpart B,...

For several years, the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) has teamed up with JASON Learning, a nonprofit leader in STEM education, to offer ReMA members the opportunity to sponsor a school in their community. The ReMA-JASON Learning partnership promotes career opportunities in the recycled materials industry and expands knowledge and awareness of recycled materials’ impact. Last year, ReMA’s...

The colder months bring both driving challenges and seasonal security concerns. Ensuring your drivers and other employees are aware of the concerns and the facility security is critical to preventing issues. Consider the following winter security tips to help protect your employees, freight, and facilities: Driver Concerns Don’t leave the engine idling to keep the...

Todd Foreman, ReMA’s Senior Director of Law Enforcement Outreach, had a busy 2024. He traveled to conventions, conducted trainings, and made new contacts with law enforcement to discuss the recycled materials industry and scraptheftalert.com, a tool for law enforcement to alert recyclers of significant thefts of materials in the U.S. and Canada. “We saw a...

On Wednesday, Jan. 8, Ace Green Recycling, Inc., a company that provides sustainable battery recycling technology solutions, announced it finalized a lease agreement for a site to build India’s largest battery recycling facility. The facility will be in Mundra, Gujarat, and will build on Ace’s existing Indian commercial operations, which have been recycling lithium-ion batteries...