Since its inception in 1996, Recyclable Materials Marketing (ReMM) has marketed millions of tonnes of recyclable material, provided expert consulting services for its clients, and helped create markets for materials that have previously been disposed in landfills. 

 

ReMM operates a full-service North American recyclable material brokerage firm offering the following services:  

 

1. Marketing of all recovered recyclable materials from both residential and post-industrial sources.  This includes end-market sourcing and logistics (North American and Export) 

2. Sourcing of materials required for manufacturers using recycled content in both Canada and the U.S. 

3. Sourcing and development of end-markets for alternative/difficult to manage materials  

 

The ReMM Consulting Group offers customized solutions for the complex challenges that businesses face when trying to navigate the evolving landscape of the new Circular Economy. We work with private sector, municipal and NGO clients to help them extract maximum value from their resources, while determining effective ways to minimize residual waste and their overall carbon footprint. 

 

Consulting services involves working with large manufacturers on Sustainable Materials Management. This is achieved via waste reduction, increased recycling and energy use of current waste and improved reporting metrics. In addition, ReMM assists in the development and implementation of MRF and mill studies on packaging flow and recyclability for specific packaging types.  

 

The ReMM team are active participants in many industry organizations and their events including: 

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1. The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) 

2. PAC Packaging Consortium 

3. Municipal Waste Association (MWA)

4. Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA)

5. Association of Post-Consumer Recyclers (APR)

6. The Michigan Recycling Coalition (MRC)

7. Waste Conversion Technology Association

8. The Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO)

9. Canadian Stewardship Conference

 

Some recent clients/industries the consulting team have been working with include:  The Resource Productivity and Recovery Agency, The Continuous Improvement Fund, Stewardship Ontario, City of Surrey, Region of Peel, manufacturers and converters of PET/fibre/plastic laminate and aseptic packaging, global electronics manufacturers and a global quick service restaurant chain. 

 

The combination of ReMM’s long-term material brokerage and consulting work has helped us develop solid relationships with suppliers, and broaden our sources for finding solutions. This synergy allows ReMM to meet the needs of its clients by identifying problems and developing solutions, while considering the circular economy and sustainable materials management.