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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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SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation’s report reviews programs and their effect on contamination Silver Spring, MD – Many local governments have implemented “recycle right” programs to help reduce contamination in curbside recycling. The SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) has issued an important new report presenting the costs and effectiveness of these educational programs designed to address and…
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SWANA will work closely with EPA and others on implementation Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) issuance of a National Recycling Strategy, which was announced earlier today by EPA Administrator Michael Regan. The Strategy is the first step in a 10-year vision…
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SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation’s report reviews treatment technologies that can be used to treat leachate on the landfill site for PFAS removal Silver Spring, MD – In response to growing public health concerns associated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) has issued a report summarizing and analyzing management options…
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SWANA releases important recycling market update Silver Spring, MD – After China’s National Sword policy banned the import of several recyclable materials, curbside residential recycling programs faced challenges in some communities. Since early 2020, there has been a strong recovery in commodity prices for discarded materials, which is having a positive impact on local recycling…
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National Credit Card Processing Group offers help reducing credit card processing costs Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) partners with National Credit Card Processing Group (NCCP), a nationally recognized and trusted payment processor headquartered in New York. “SWANA is very pleased to welcome NCCP into our Affinity program of preferred providers,”…
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Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) congratulates Adam Ortiz on his appointment by EPA Administrator Michael Regan as Region 3 Administrator. Ortiz is currently the Director of Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, where he has served since 2019. Ortiz is an active SWANA member and has led Montgomery…
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Letter follows recent hearing discussing recycling and plans for a circular economy Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) has sent a letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee in response to a recent EPW hearing and roundtable on recycling and the circular economy. EPW held a…
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SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation analyzes recovery options for non-recycled plastics Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) Applied Research Foundation (ARF) is pleased to announce the report, Energy Recovery Options for Non-Recycled Plastic Discards, is now available to SWANA members for free. As more attention focuses on the proliferation of…
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The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has selected six students to receive $30,000 in scholarships through its Grant H. Flint Scholarship Program, Gershman Scholarship and the Robert P. Stearns/SCS Engineers Scholarship. The number of awards increased in 2021 with the addition of the Harvey W. Gershman Scholarship.  The scholarship winners were drawn from…
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