*Summit To Be Held April 14, 2010 in Reno, Nevada in Conjunction with April Events

Silver Spring, MD - The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has announced that it will host the North American Carbon Credit Summit on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in Reno, Nevada. The one day event will provide the most current information available on the constantly evolving carbon credit market as it applies to municipal solid waste professionals.

Silver Spring, MD – The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) has submitted the Waste and Climate Change White Paper to the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) currently taking place in Copenhagen. This conference is the largest and most important climate change conference in the United Nation’s history with diplomats in attendance from 192 nations.   SWANA is the National Member of ISWA for Canada and the United States and participated in the development of the report.

Silver Spring, MD - SWANA has recently completed the translation of its first Spanish language training course, Waste Screening at MSW Management Facilities. The growing Spanish-speaking workforce and the requests of several Chapters of SWANA for Spanish language materials, along with the creation of the Caribbean-Puerto Rico Chapter of SWANA, prompted the Association’s decision to begin translating current training courses into Spanish.