For many years, SWANA’s goal has been to help you expand your professional horizons. Taking one (or all!) of SWANA’s Recycling, and Special Waste Courses will put you one step closer to moving forward in your career and potentially becoming “SWANA Certified.”

By using a mixture of training, advocacy, and programming, we work to support, and improve, the integration of recycling and composting into the overall solid waste management system. Take one of our courses and you’ll gain important marketing tools to simplify your systems and maximize your profits. These courses provide hands on instruction in reduce, reuse, and recycle strategies and initiatives. What’s more, these courses outline the full range of technologies and materials involved in planning, designing, and operating composts.

The tactical methods you learn from these courses will allow you to turn your program into a successful and cost-effective operation, so don’t miss out on this chance to advance your career.

SWANA's Recycling, and Special Waste Courses:

Managing Recycling Systems Course (3-Day Course)
Increase your skills in planning, designing, and management of waste reduction, recycling, and composting systems. Learn innovative reuse and reduce strategies, plus marketing views on recycling to apply to your program.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, learners should be able to:

• Describe the elements associated with designing and developing a successful and sustainable recycling program
• Select the appropriate tools to begin or improve recyclable collection
• Determine acceptable material quality and requirements for existing and emerging markets
• Plan an education and outreach program
• Establish and manage contracts for recycling services
• Fund a recycling program and identify program costs and revenues that need to be applied
• Apply quality requirements and regulatory standards and identify key elements of a “Buy Recycled” program
• Manage a recycling Program to protect human health and the environment

COURSE CONTENT
The text for the course is Managing Recycling Systems.  This comprehensive manual details the following topics with supplemental images, graphs, examples and exercises.  It serves as a must-have on the job reference tool.

• Planning a Recycling Program
• Developing and Researching Recycling Markets
• Collection of Recyclable Materials
• Processing of Recyclables
• Planning an Education and Outreach Program
• Establish and Manage Contracts for Recycling
• Funding a Recycling Program
• Applying End-User Standards and Quality Requirements for Recycled Products
• Managing Recycling Programs to Protect Human Health and the Environment
  
  Available at:
• WASTECON 2010 - Boston, Mass. - August 15-17, 2010

UPDATED Managing Composting Programs (3-Day Course)
This prep course for SWANA’s Composting Certification exam will help you gain knowledge in composting agricultural and industrial waste. Furthermore, discover how to effectively plan, design, and operate a composting facility.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course will enable students to appreciate and understand the science and practice of this growing industry.  Upon completing this course, participants will have an understanding of composting from planning through design and operation of modern compost facilities. 

COURSE CONTENT
The text for the course is Managing Composting Programs.  This comprehensive manual details these topics including supplemental images, graphs, examples and exercises.  Where possible, a facility tour is included.

• Plan and ensure all regulatory requirements and develop a comprehensive recordkeeping program
  are incorporated
• Employ proactive communication with employers, customers, and general public
• The Importance of Composting as a Component of Solid Waste Management
• Compost Uses, Markets & Compost Quality
• Composting Principles
• Composting Methods
• Facility Site Development and Equipment
• System Planning and Economics
• Operations and Troubleshooting
• Regulatory Management
• Organic Material Collection
• Additional Ways to Manage Organics

Available at:

• WASTECON 2010 - Boston, Mass. - August 15-17, 2010

HHW & CESQG 24 Hour Training Course (3-Day Course)
Available at:

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Learn the most common aspects of household hazardous wastes, including how to identify and avoid chemical,operational and health hazards, possible emergencies and federal regulations.  

FEMA Debris Management (3-Day Course)

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This course addresses the issues of disposing debris associated with catastrophic disaster debris management planning. As a participant, you will develop a Debris Management Plan based on the discussions and presentations shown.  

Managing Construction & Demolition Materials (3-Day Course)

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This three-day course provides the information and knowledge required to properly manage Construction and Demolition debris material and the disposal of any residuals from such operations. Environmentally and economically sound design of recycling and disposal operations for C&D debris materials is also addressed.