ReMA Recycling Education Collection Wins the Catapult Best of STEM Freebie Award

(September 3, 2025 - Washington, DC) - The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) announced today that its Recycling Education Curriculumopens in a new tab, offered in partnership with JASON Learning, was awarded the Best of STEM Freebies for Environmental Science from the "Educators Pick Best of STEM 2025 Awards"opens in a new tabpresented by Catapult X and the Teich Group. The curriculum, created in partnership with JASON Learning, provides STEM based education plans that demonstrate the science behind recycling.

"Since 2014, ReMA and JASON Learning have partnered to help students and educators understand the importance of recycling and the recycled materials industry, as well as learn key STEM topics related to recycling," said ReMA President Robin Wiener. "I am proud that our collection has earned the BEST of STEM Freebies award, and I hope educators across America continue to utilize the curriculum to enlighten students on the science behind recycling."

The Educators Pick Best of STEM Awards was established in partnership with MCH Strategic Data, the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), and the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) in 2020 to establish innovative, products, technologies, and services that are altering the world of STEM education.

The Awards require a two-part evaluation process all conducted by expert STEM educators. More than 260,000 educators are given the opportunity to evaluate the finalists. ReMA and JASON Learning have received this commendation from educators who see the importance of bringing resources about recycling and the recycled materials industry to schools.

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The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) represents more than 1,700 companies in the U.S. and 40 countries around the globe. Based in Washington, D.C., ReMA provides advocacy, education, safety and compliance training, and promotes public awareness of the vital role recycled materials play in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment and sustainable development.