Bret Biggers is a senior economist at the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA), where he collects, analyzes and disseminates information on recycled commodity trends. He is the staff liaison for ReMA’s paper division, plastics division and MRF committee. Bret is also working on ReMA’s ISRI Specifications, the ReMA Fiber Recycling Readiness Tool, the ReMA Recycled Materials Industry Yearbook, U.S. Plastics Pact, Trade Committee and Market Access Working Group. 

Bret has addressed economic, markets and sustainability issues throughout most of his career, authoring articles and producing reports. He has worked at the National Waste & Recycling Association, Flexible Packaging Association and consulted in the trucking, chemical and specialty printing industries.