ReMA is the "Voice of the Recycling Industry™," representing more than 1,300 companies in the U.S. and 40 countries around the globe that recycle materials into items we use in our everyday lives. Based in Washington, D.C., ReMA provides advocacy, education, safety and compliance training, and promotes public awareness of the vital role recycled materials play in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment and sustainable development.

From steel, aluminum and copper to recycled electronics, plastics and paper, the recycled materials industry plays a critical role in our supply chains that deliver what we need each and every day. Get more information here on recycling’s role in a sustainable supply chain.

The recycled materials industry is continuously working to recycle more material, and more kinds of material, more efficiently. The industry is one of high-tech innovations and advancements. Electric cranes, robotics, and artificial intelligence are used daily to make high-quality items for infrastructure that we use every day.

Every new manufactured product made from recycled materials makes once hard to recycle materials easily recyclable to provide a renewable source of raw materials. ReMA partners with consumer brands and other manufacturers to help them recycle more, use more recycled materials in their products and design their products to be recycled with ease.

Recycling is essential to the manufacturing of new products. Through recycled materials, natural resources are preserved by reducing the need to cut, mine, and drill. We reduce emissions with cleaner processes compared to traditional manufacturing. Obviously, more recycling equals less waste.