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ReMA Member Benefits

ReMA membership provides access to the tools, connections, and opportunities recyclers need to thrive in this ever-evolving essential industry. ReMA members have access to exclusive industry resources.

Why Join ReMA

5 Ways ReMA Membership Helps Your Recyclers Thrive

1Networking

Whether seeking trading partners or friends, ReMA provides you with unparalleled networking opportunities to develop trusted relationships and grow your business. Connections made through ReMA are often lifelong.

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2Safety & Compliance

ReMA keeps you and your colleagues safe with more than 150 safety resources, most of which are free with membership, including guides, checklists, drills, posters, videos, safety blueprints, transportation assessments, and much more.

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3Advocacy

ReMA works with policymakers, regulators, and administrators at the state, federal, and international levels to ensure your voice is heard. We tout the economic impact of the recycled materials industry, share our critical role in the manufacturing supply chain, and ensure there is support for your economically sustainable and environmentally responsible company.

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4Market Insights & Intelligence

ReMA membership is like an insurance policy, only better. Through briefings and market intelligence, ReMA is your early warning system preventing you from being caught off guard and allowing you to be proactive.

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5Committee Involvement

Make industry connections, refine your skills, and demonstrate leadership. ReMA provides opportunities to advance your career by serving on committees, councils, and task forces, as well as serving as a moderator or subject matter expert at ReMA events.

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Maximize Your Membership

Steps to ensure that you gain the full value of your membership:

  • Communicate membership to colleagues. ReMA membership is company-wide, with resources, services, and support available to you and all of your colleagues. (Contact us if you would like to use our template.) Each of your colleagues can gain access to member-only content by logging in to their own personal account using their email address.
  • Stay informed by signing up for ReMA e-newsletters and publications.
  • Take ReMA with you everywhere you go by downloading our mobile app
  • Get involved to make your voice heard! Take the lead and join one or more of ReMA’s committees.
  • Attend conferences, webinars, and events. Focused industry events take place across the U.S. and virtually throughout the year.
  • Get local by connecting with your local chapter or region.
  • Update your ReMA Member Profile to ensure our records are current and your colleagues continue to receive the most relevant news and information. Go to My Account, and download the report from My Reports, or contact Ryan Bocklage, Senior Manager of Member Services, or Karly Como, Senior Manager of Renewals, for assistance.
  • Make sure you are visible to buyers and sellers by updating the commodities you handle.
  • Strategically brand your company through an eclectic mix of advertising, exhibiting, and sponsorship.
  • Download your ReMA Proof of Membership. Go to My Account, and download the letter from My Reports.

Membership

ReMA membership provides access to the tools, connections, and opportunities recyclers need to thrive in this ever-evolving essential industry. ReMA members have access to exclusive industry resources.

About ReMA

The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) is the association for the recycled materials industry, representing more than 1,700 companies around the world.

Member Directory

This ReMA member-only searchable directory allows you to connect with other members.

Affinity Programs

ReMA Affinity Programs offer exclusive discounts to ReMA members.
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Events and Education

Advance your career through trainings, and develop relationships to grow your business.

ReMA Resource Hub

ReMA Resources

Tools, resources, and connections to help your business thrive in evolving times.

Workforce Management

A diverse, qualified workforce is key to the success of a business. The ReMA workforce management member resources are designed to help ReMA members recruit people into exciting careers in the recycled materials industry.

Workforce resources

ESG Toolkit

Effective Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs connect sustainability to business strategy and results. ReMA’s ESG Toolkit is the go-to resource designed specifically to help recycled materials companies understand ESG expectations, opportunities, and requirements.

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Advocacy

ReMA’s advocacy efforts highlight the role of recycled materials in our economy, environment, supply chain, and beyond, at all levels of government.

Advocacy Accomplishments