April 6, 2023 — After a recruitment effort distributed to more than 10,000 members of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), 12 individuals have been tapped to join three original members on SWANA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Steering Committee for the next 12 months. The purpose of the 15-member Committee is to…
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SWANA is excited to implement its 2023–2027 strategic plan and to achieve the four goals in the plan. These goals include getting off the top 10 most dangerous jobs; becoming climate champions; reframing the perception of industry as employers of choice including engaging young professionals and improving industry conditions through diversity, equity, and inclusion; and…
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SWANA Florida Sunshine Chapter members, The 2023 Board of Directors Nomination Form is now available. The deadline to nominate individuals for the Board of Directors is Thursday, April 6, 2023. Four chapter officer positions and four director positions will be filled. We strongly encourage public and private sector members to apply as this will maintain balance…
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Post-collection and maintenance activities contribute to rise The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) reported an increase in worker fatalities in 2022 in the United States and Canada after a dramatic drop in 2021. For 2022, 46 solid waste industry worker fatalities were recorded by SWANA compared to 28 the year before. “SWANA is…
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Best Safety Training Program and Workplace Wellness Award Added to Award Categories The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is proud to announce two new categories for the 2023 SWANA Safety Awards – Best Safety Training Program Award and the Workplace Wellness Award. These will join the Best Safety Innovation and Biggest Safety Improvement…
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Awards ceremony will take place in-person at SOAR in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, April 18 at 9:00 am ET as part of the SOAR Opening Keynote and Award Presentations The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is proud to announce the 2023 Technical Divisions Award winners. Communication, Education and Marketing Technical Division Awards Christina…
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SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation (ARF) report evaluates options for NOX control and carbon capture at these facilities Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) Applied Research Foundation (ARF) has released a new report, Advanced Air Pollution Control at Waste-to-Energy Facilities. This report provides a state-of-the-art review— supplemented by case studies—of…
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SWANA will continue advising US government on expanding US exports of solid waste goods and services Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is pleased to announce David Biderman, SWANA CEO and Executive Director, has been appointed again to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC), representing…
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Safety tip sheet will replace Safety Matters to reflect Goal 1 of SWANA Strategic Plan The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is proud to announce that its weekly safety e-newsletter Safety Matters will be rebranded as Safety First effective February 1, 2023. This name change reflects the decision to make moving the waste…
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2021 Bureau of Labor Statistics Fatality Data Shows Industry Improvement The US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its 2021 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries showing refuse and recyclable materials collection was the seventh-deadliest job that year, down from sixth in 2020. The workplace fatality rate for this group was 27.9…
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