ISRI, now known as the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA), has wrapped ISRI2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with its most successful convention and exposition in the organization's history. A record-setting 6,800 attendees and 365 exhibitors gathered to recognize national award recipients, learn about developments in the recycled materials industry, and participate in networking opportunities, as well as be the first to see the much-anticipated reveal of the organization's new name, the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA).
"The energy and excitement of ISRI2024, our last convention and exposition under the former name, was electric," said ReMA President Robin Wiener. "After 35 years, it was an amazing experience as we unveiled ReMA and our new logo to our stakeholders around the world. It is a new, exciting brand that accurately reflects our dynamic industry, the importance of what we do, and who we are."
Members were recognized with the organization's Lifetime Achievement awards, Young Executive of the Year award, and JASON Learning and ReMA's Youth Recycling Poster and Video awards. The REMADE Institute was presented with the Design for Recycling award.
Association Chair Brian Henesey passed the leadership torch to new Chair Colin Kelly, Radius Recycling Industries, to lead ReMA for his two-year term. The board of directors elected the following members to ReMA leadership:
New executive committee
- Chair – Colin Kelly, Radius Recycling Industries
- Chair-Elect – Andy Golding, Kripke Enterprises
- Vice-Chair – Neil Byce, CW Metals
- Secretary/Treasurer – Sean Daoud, PNW Metals Recycling, Inc.
Directors-at-large
- Chip Koplin, Radius Recycling Industries
- Sandy Pierce, BASF Corporation
- Aaron Plitt, AMG Resources Group
- Andy Wahl, Stratom Metals LLC
Associate Director
- Sean Davidson, Davis Index
Plans are already underway for ReMA2025 in San Diego, California, May 12 to 15, 2025.
