This Week in Recycling

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This Week in Recycling is the podcast for the recycled materials industry, produced by the Recycled Materials Association.

  1. This Week in Recycling: Eco Expo Brasil, China’s New Import Restrictions, and Halloween Safety

    10/30/2025

    This Week in Recycling: Eco Expo Brasil, China’s New Import Restrictions, and Halloween Safety

    On this episode of This Week in Recycling we cover ReMA President Robin Wiener’s recent trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil to attend the 2025 Eco Expo Brazil, how China’s new import restrictions on recycled dry milled pulp may impact recyclers, as well as tips and best practices to keep yourself and your family safe this Halloween season

    7 min
  2. This Week in Recycling: A Look into the South Carolina Association of School Administrators Partnership with ReMA

    10/22/2025

    This Week in Recycling: A Look into the South Carolina Association of School Administrators Partnership with ReMA

    This episode of This Week in Recycling features a conversation with Dr. Quincie Moore, executive director of the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA). In September, the SCASA hosted a roundtable that highlighted the recycled materials industry. The roundtable included a panel featuring ReMA members on the impact and opportunities for South Carolina industries and South Carolina school districts and a showcase of the winning posters from the first-ever South Carolina recycling poster contest, a statewide initiative designed to inspire students to explore the power of recycling and its role in building a sustainable future.

    10 min
  3. This Week in Recycling: Pathways Program Places Talented Students at ReMA Companies

    09/25/2025

    This Week in Recycling: Pathways Program Places Talented Students at ReMA Companies

    On this episode of This Week in Recycling, we chat with grad student Sarim Faheem about his experience participating in ReMA’s Pathways Program this past summer. The Pathways Program is designed to provide ReMA members with another resource to attract talent, fill workforce needs and critical competency gaps, and raise awareness about recycled materials careers. Faheem spent his summer internship with Benicia, CA-based Bay Area Compliance on projects that aligned with his area of study. Faheem is based in British Columbia, Canada, and pursuing a master’s in public health at NYU remotely.

    12 min
  4. This Week in Recycling: A Deep Dive into ReMA’s Sustainability Network

    09/18/2025

    This Week in Recycling: A Deep Dive into ReMA’s Sustainability Network

    On this episode of This Week in Recycling, we chat with Abbie Webb and Stephanie McLarty, co-chairs of ReMA’s Sustainability Network. They share their thoughts about the role and importance of the network for the recycled materials industry as well as some of the benefits for members who might be interested in joining.

  5. This Week in Recycling: A Deep Dive into the 2025 Best Young and Brightest Event

    09/05/2025

    This Week in Recycling: A Deep Dive into the 2025 Best Young and Brightest Event

    This episode of This Week in Recycling features a conversation with Neil Chalupa all about the 2025 Best Young and Brightest (BYAB) event that ran from August 13 to 15 in Columbus, Ohio. BYAB brought together young executives from ReMA-member companies for networking, teambuilding, and industry-specific experiences including a tour of the Rumpke Recycling and Resource facility.

    7 min
  6. Title: This Week in Recycling: ReMA Member Launches New Children’s Book Dinos in the Scrap Yard

    08/27/2025

    Title: This Week in Recycling: ReMA Member Launches New Children’s Book Dinos in the Scrap Yard

    On this episode of This Week in Recycling, we chat with Corey Cooper, Director of Marketing Ontario & USA at AIM Recycling about Dinos in the Scrap Yard: A Metal Recycling Adventure, a new book published by Cooper, his colleague Alba Estrade, Marketing Specialist USA, and in partnership with AIM Recycling. Published on August 7, the book aims to inspire young readers and their families to understand the value of metal recycling and its role in protecting our planet.

    18 min
  7. This Week in Recycling: ReMA Member Sunnking Participates in Safety Stand Down Week

    08/21/2025

    This Week in Recycling: ReMA Member Sunnking Participates in Safety Stand Down Week

    This year, ReMA’s Safety Stand Down Week ran from Monday, August 11 to Friday, August 17. How did recyclers participate? This Week in Recycling we spoke with Robert Reed, Director of Marketing & PR at Sunnking Sustainable Solutions all about how Sunnking chose to participate in Safey Stand Down Week – from engaging in informative videos and quizzes, to hands-on training with fire extinguishers.

    12 min
  8. This Week in Recycling: Hawaii Pacific University Partners with ReMA Member to Transform Marine Debris

    08/14/2025

    This Week in Recycling: Hawaii Pacific University Partners with ReMA Member to Transform Marine Debris

    This Week in Recycling we chat with Mafalda de Freitas, environmental scientist at Hawaii Pacific University and megaplastic program director at the University’s Center for Marine Debris Research (CMDR). In 2024, the university launched the first and only marine debris Plastic Recycling Research Facility in the state with the goal of transforming plastic collected from the Pacific Ocean into long-life infrastructure products.

    15 min
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This Week in Recycling is the podcast for the recycled materials industry, produced by the Recycled Materials Association.

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  • Creator
    Recycled Materials Association
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    46
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