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Recycling Industry
Recycled materials provide a renewable source of high-quality materials for everyday items you rely on, as well as the essential infrastructure that keeps communities running.
Recycled Material Are Everywhere
From the wiring and plumbing in your home, to the coffee maker that gets your day started. From the roads, bridges, and highways you travel on, to the schools our children learn in – maybe even the laptop or smartphone you’re reading this on. They all likely contain recycled materials.
Recycling’s Role in Our Economy
Recycling creates jobs, advances U.S. competitiveness, and ensures our nation’s supply chain resilience.
The economic impact of the recycled materials industry in the U.S. is $117 Billion
506,000
The total number of jobs supported by the recycled materials industry.
$34 Billion
Total wages provided to employees who work in the recycled materials industry.
StopMetalsTheft.org
Stay Informed. Take Action. Prevent Theft.
Discover essential tools on state metals theft laws, theft alert systems, industry insights, law enforcement strategies, and more to fight against metals theft.
Laws
ReMA’s State Metal Theft Law Database helps visitors understand laws with pre-made or custom reports on the provisions and states that interest them.
FAQs
Questions about StopMetalsTheft.org or metals theft in general? Our FAQ page has answers to some of the most asked questions about this important resource.
Prevention
Tools and prevention techniques that limit the opportunity for the theft of metals, developed with crime prevention experts.
Resources
Tools and prevention techniques that limit the opportunity for the theft of metals, developed with crime prevention experts.
MetalTheftAlert.com
To combat the important issue of metals theft, ReMA has developed www.MetalTheftAlert.com, an online theft alert system that is available to law enforcement, recyclers, and property owners – free of charge.
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Success Stories
Stories of success recovering stolen materials using ReMA’s MetalTheftAlert.com resource for recyclers and law enforcement.
Recycled Materials Association
Meet ReMA
Based in Washington, DC, we drive advocacy, workforce development and awareness of the critical role of recycled materials.
About ReMA
The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) is the association for the recycled materials industry, representing more than 1,700 companies around the world.
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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.
