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ReMA and The Electrical Safety Foundation (ESF) are partnering on a campaign to promote lithium-ion battery recycling. The goal of the campaign is to educate the public on how to purchase, use, and recycle lithium-ion batteries safely. Materials created for the campaign include: ESF & ReMA Damaged EV Battery: Lithium-Ion Battery Safety ESF & ReMA...

Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) is a regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (see 40 CFR § 711) that requires “manufacturers” of “chemicals” to report certain information to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) every four years. Under TSCA, “manufacturing” includes “importing”, and “chemicals” includes a very wide range of materials including metals (polymers...

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced Aug. 25-31 as the dates for this year’s Brake Safety Week. Brake Safety Week is a commercial motor vehicle and driver inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement initiative, a brake-safety awareness and outreach opportunity, and a brake-related inspection and violation data-collection project. Inspection and Enforcement CVSA-certified inspectors will...

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a new notice in the Federal Register that extends selected product exclusions from the China Section 301 tariffs for one additional year. This announcement includes the extension of the exclusion on shredder wear parts through May 31, 2025, which is great news for ReMA members that...

The ReMA Gulf Coast Region (GCR) will recognize Mike Ronnel, co-owner of Metal Recycling Corporation (Little Rock, Ark.), with the 2024 Israel Proler Award on Thursday, June 27, at the GCR summer convention in Austin, Texas. The award recognizes individuals for their outstanding leadership, achievements, and contributions to the recycled materials industry. Mike’s career has...