Dr. Rogoff was presented with the award at WASTECON 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona Silver Spring, MD – October 24, 2019 – On October 23, 2019, Dr. Marc J. Rogoff, senior consultant at Geosyntec Consultants, was awarded the Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) 2019 Life Member Award. Dr. Rogoff was nominated by Dr. Jeremy…
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Harvey Gershman of GBB awarded at WASTECON 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona Silver Spring, MD – October 23, 2019 – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) awarded Harvey Gershman, Founder Owner Associate and Co-Founder of Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB), the 2019 Lawrence Lecture Award at WASTECON this week. SWANA’s Lawrence Lecturer Award…
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SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation report looks at impact of China’s National Sword Policy Silver Spring, MD – October 22, 2019 – An important new report issued by the Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) Applied Research Foundation (ARF)provides a number of significant observations and insights regarding the impacts of China’s National Sword Policy on…
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SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation report looks reviews prevention and control at WTE facilities Silver Spring, MD – October 1, 2019 – An important new report issued by the Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) Applied Research Foundation (ARF) addresses the issue of preventing and controlling fires that originate in the wastes received and stored…
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SWANA partners with NWRA and OSHA to improve worker safety and health practices Silver Spring, MD – September 27, 2019 – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA), and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have signed an Alliance agreement to provide…
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SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation report looks at impact of China’s National Sword Policy Silver Spring, MD – September 10, 2019 – An important new report issued by the Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) Applied Research Foundation (ARF) provides a number of significant observations and insights regarding the impacts of China’s National Sword Policy…
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Keynotes highlight innovation and sustainability at WASTECON 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona Silver Spring, MD – August 27, 2019 – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is excited to announce the keynote speaker lineup for its WASTECON 2019: Pathway to Innovation conference to be held in Phoenix, Ariz., on October 21-24, 2019. Attendees at…
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Pushes to raise awareness of worker safety with support of OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week Silver Spring, MD – August 13, 2019 – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has identified at least 30 solid waste worker fatalities in 2019 in the United States and Canada. These tragic deaths make it clear that…
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Association urges additional attention to safety hazards, with focus on collection Silver Spring, MD – April 24, 2019 – At least 59 solid waste industry workers died on the job in 2018 in the United States and Canada, according to the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), an increase of 19 fatalities from the…
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Arlington, VA – In an effort to help consumers recycle properly, the National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) have jointly developed the Think Twice poster. “The economics of recycling are changing. As our members…
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