Month: November 2024

November 21, 2024 — Silver Spring, MD The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution, which is the latest publication in the EPA’s Series on Building a Circular Economy for All. The strategy describes a roadmap to prevent the release of plastic waste into the environment.  “SWANA congratulates the…
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November 12, 2024 – Silver Spring, MD  According to annual data  released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on November 8, there were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private industry employers in 2023, a decrease of 8.4 percent from 2022. The injury rate for solid waste collection workers was…
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