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October 7, 2025 — Silver Spring, MD         With leadership from 10 states and two new board members from the Southeastern US, NSAC and SAF mark a decade of impact and growing national momentum. The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), together with the National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) and the Stewardship Action Foundation (SAF), announced today…
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October 1, 2025 — Silver Spring, MD The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) will host the annual Fall Safety & Standards Meetings this November in Columbus, Ohio, in the days leading into RCon™, the new conference hosted by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). These meetings, happening November 10–12, bring together leaders from across the industry to reshape the future of safety and…
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September 24, 2025 — Silver Spring, MD     The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is proud to host the National Recycling Day Art Show, presented by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), in the RCon™ exhibit hall in Columbus, Ohio.  The show will feature art crafted from repurposed materials by local Ohio artists in…
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September 18, 2025 — Silver Spring, MD The Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) Applied Research Foundation (ARF) has released a new report, Best Practices for Reducing Curbside Recycling Contamination and Code Enforcement, providing waste and recycling managers with guidance to improve recycling quality while addressing enforcement challenges. The report examines the challenge of…
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September 17, 2025 — Silver Spring, MD The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) congratulates the recipients of the 2025 SWANA Awards in the categories of: Professional Achievement; Young Professionals; Communication, Education & Marketing; Landfill Gas & Biogas; Waste Conversion & Energy Recovery; and Safety.   Recognized as among the industry’s most prestigious awards, SWANA’s awards…
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August 25, 2025 — Washington, DC The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), and the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) today renewed their Alliance, reinforcing a shared commitment to improving safety and health outcomes for workers in the waste and recycling industries. …
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July 31, 2025 — Silver Spring, MD The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the leading professional association for waste and resource management professionals, has launched a new corporate partnership with Paradigm Software, L.L.C.®, a leading provider of end-to-end weighing management solutions.  SWANA and Paradigm share a commitment to supporting safety, improving efficiency, and…
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July 30, 2025 — Washington, DC The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) convened a critical dialogue at an event hosted on July 29 in Washington DC, in advance of the 6th round of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2).  The INC-5.2 negotiations, taking place August 5–14 in Geneva, Switzerland, mark a pivotal…
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July 24, 2025 — Silver Spring, MD The SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) released a new research report titled Aging WTE Facilities: Refurbish or Replace? This report provides critical guidance on evaluating whether to refurbish or replace aging waste-to-energy (WTE) infrastructure.  With the average age of the 63 currently operating WTE facilities in the United…
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July 21, 2025 — Silver Spring, MD The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is now accepting nominations for its 2025 awards program, honoring outstanding achievements in waste and resource management across North America.  For the first time, all SWANA award categories are open for nominations simultaneously, with winners to be announced at RCon™, SWANA’s…
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