Robin: As President of the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA), Robin Wiener serves as the chief advocate
for the recycled materials industry, promoting safe, economically sustainable and environmentally
responsible recycling through education, networking and advocacy.
ReMA is the trade association representing more than 1,700 companies in the U.S. and around the world
that produce high-quality recycled materials that supply manufacturing industries, helping to make the
supply chain more sustainable and resilient. Whether it is the cars we drive in and the bridges we drive
over, the wires that bring electricity into our homes and offices, the bottles we drink from, or the boxes
that bring consumer goods and food into our households, it is the recycled materials industry that is
responsible for so many of the everyday items and infrastructure that we all depend upon. It is impossible
to go a day – or even an hour – without using a product made at least in part of recycled materials.
Under Robin’s leadership, ReMA has expanded its reach and effectiveness within the United States and
globally, fostering a culture of collaboration, safety, compliance and innovation. Robin joined ReMA (then
ISRI) in 1989 to direct the association’s environmental compliance activities, eventually becoming
assistant general counsel and then, in 1997, was selected to lead the organization. ReMA’s work
promoting public awareness of the vital role recycling plays in the economy, global trade, the
environment, and sustainable development has helped the industry continue to grow and thrive, and to be
recognized for its essential role in our U.S. and global manufacturing supply chains.
In addition to her leadership of ReMA, currently serves on the Boards of Keep America Beautiful - Keep
America Beautiful (kab.org) (a non-profit that inspires and educates people to take action every day to
improve and beautify their community environment), JASON Learning: Real-world STEM Curriculum
available for all classrooms, and the Recycling Education and Research Foundation (ReRF). She also
serves on the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR)’s Electric, Electronic and EV Batteries Steering
Committee and is a member of the U.S. Chamber Association Committee of 100 and the World Council of
Recycling Associations.
Robin is a past Chair of the Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) within the National Association
of Manufacturers (NAM) and over the years has served on the Boards of SERI
(sustainableelectronics.org), the National Recycling Coalition, and Solving for Circularity | The Recycling
Partnership; and as an appointee on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Steel (ITAC-12) (a joint
advisory group of the White House US Trade Representative’s Office and the US Department of
Commerce) and the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s National Motor Vehicle Title Information System
(NMVTIS) Advisory Board (2010-2016) (appointed Chair in June of 2014).
In 2008, Robin was awarded the CMA Leadership Award to recognize her work promoting manufacturing
and associations, and in 2022, she was recognized with the Israel Proler Award, for her leadership,
achievements, and contributions to the recycled materials industry. In 2024 she was recognized with the
inaugural Great Lakes Regional L.A.K.E.S. award, recognizing leadership, achievement, knowledge,
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excellence and service. The LAKES award has since been renamed the Robin Wiener L.A.K.E.S. award.
In 2025 she was awarded the Inaugural Recycling Leadership Award from the Global Recycling
Foundation.
Prior to ReMA, Robin was an associate at ICF Incorporated. Robin is co-author of the RCRA Compliance
& Enforcement Manual as part of its Environmental Law Series. She holds a J.D. from Georgetown
University Law Center and a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania's School
of Engineering and Applied Science