Waste and Recycling Workers Week is June 17-21, 2024. During this special week of celebration for Waste and Recycling Workers Week, we join together to thank the women and men who work daily to keep our neighborhoods and streets safe and clean! Visit our chapter’s Facebook page or click HERE to see the celebrations happening…
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Pasco’s Solid Waste Department has one of the smelliest jobs in the county. They’re in charge of getting rid of biosolids. What’s a biosolid? Simply put – it’s POOP! We use a state-of-the-art process to turn waste into fertilizer – keeping it out of landfills and producing a commercially-viable product. Watch to see how it’s…
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The first and second place winners will represent our chapter at the International Road-E-O in Georgia later this year. TRUCKS TRACTOR TRAILOR 1st – Wayne Gainnie, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County 2nd – Joe Marshall, City of Clearwater 3rd – Mateus Valadao, Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County SIDE LOADER 1st –…
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The 2024 Board of Directors Nomination Form is now available. The deadline to nominate individuals for the Board of Directors is Friday, April 5, 2024. Four director positions will be filled. We strongly encourage public and private sector members to apply as this will maintain balance to the board. If you would like to nominate someone…
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SWANA FL Scholarship Program DescriptionApply by May 1stPURPOSE: The Florida Sunshine Chapter of SWANA hereby establishes a Scholarship Fund to assist deserving students in obtaining a post-secondary education, as long as certain requirements, as outlined below, are met. AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIPS: Up to two scholarships will be awarded. Each scholarship will be valued at $2,000.00 per…
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US EPA Proposed Amendments to Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustors (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2017–0183): The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the new source performance standards (NSPS) and emission guidelines (EG) for large municipal solid waste (MSW) combustors. The proposed amendments…
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The 1st and 2nd place winners of our 2023 SWANA FL Road-E-O represented our chapter this weekend at the 2023 SWANA International Road-E-O in Denver, Colorado. Our contestants did great, and we brought home three trophies! Congratulations to Drew Lashbrook with Lee County (2nd – Loader), Joe Marshall with Clearwater (3rd – Tractor Trailor) and…
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If you have a project to procure and want to get the word out, SWANA FL can help. Please email a brief summary of your project to info@swanafl.org. Please be sure to include any necessary links and contact information for people to reach out for more information. Click below to see the web page and our first solicitation…
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 SWANA FL Road-E-O! The first and second place winners will represent our chapter at the International Road-E-O in Denver in October. TRUCKS TRACTOR TRAILOR1st – Joe Marshall, City of Clearwater2nd – Ricky Palmer, City of Clearwater3rd – Michael New, Lee County SIDE LOADER1st – John Garakop, City of…
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