Category: SWANA International News

SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation’s report provides important guidance on effectively managing waste and recycling collection services Silver Spring, MD – Truck driver shortages and declining availability of waste and recycling collection personnel has and continues to be a significant problem for waste management companies. The SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) has issued an important new…
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United Nations Environmental Assembly Approves Resolution Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) hails the United Nations Environmental Assembly’s (UNEA) landmark resolution creating a framework for an international treaty on plastics. SWANA strongly supports efforts to decrease the amount of plastic litter in the oceans and other waterways. “The UNEA…
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SWANA supports goals of today’s EPW hearing Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is encouraged that the U.S. Senate’s Committee of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) is holding a hearing today on proposals to improve domestic recycling and composting programs. This marks the first congressional hearing focused on recycling…
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Letter submitted for hearing to address collection delays due to COVID surge Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) submitted a letter to the Baltimore City Council in connection with its January 13 oversight hearing relating to collection delays caused by the surge in new COVID cases. The letter provides a national…
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SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation’s report reviews programs and their effect on contamination Silver Spring, MD – The SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) is making the report, Encouraging Better Curbside Recycling Behaviors, free to SWANA members. This important new report, presenting the costs and effectiveness of educational programs designed to address and improve recycling behaviors, follows…
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SWANA’s Safety Matters available in English, Spanish, and French starting in 2022 Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is pleased to announce that Safety Matters, its weekly safety newsletter, will be available in French starting January 2, 2022. The goal and purpose of Safety Matters is to make relevant safety…
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Spike in new cases and increased waste due to holidays is a bad combination Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is concerned that increased delays in solid waste collection are likely to occur over the holidays and into January and encourages municipal solid waste officials and haulers to plan now…
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BLS data shows landfills and MRFs had increases in 2020 fatalities Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the 2020 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries showing refuse and recyclable materials collection remains the 6th deadliest occupation in the United States, though total collection worker fatalities continue to decline. The…
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Canadian Adaptation of New 2021 MOLO Course and Exam Underway Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has launched a project to develop a Canadian adaptation of its new Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) course and exam. This effort ensures managers of Canadian landfills can take a MOLO course that…
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Memorandum of Understanding provides platform to expand SWANA training Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is pleased to partner with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote modern solid waste management in Latin America and the Caribbean. SWANA and the IDB recently signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that calls for the two organizations to collaborate on a wide range of solid waste issues. SWANA expects…
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