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Safety Matters is SWANA’s new weekly SWANA safety newsletter, containing useful safety information for solid waste managers.

Safety Pledge

Take the SWANA Safety Pledge to show your commitment to protecting yourself and others from harm every day.

Guidance on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The solid waste industry copes with health and safety risks related to coronavirus (COVID-19). SWANA provides guidance to the solid waste industry.

Slow Down to Get Around

Slow Down to Get Around is a national safety campaign reminding motorists to drive more carefully when near waste and recycling collection vehicles.

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Events

Washington Chapter - Closing the Loop on Compost

Mar 10, 2021

Pacific Chapter - Solid Waste Basics Training

Mar 11, 2021

SWANA's International Solid Waste Design Competition (SWDC)

Mar 12, 2021

SWANA Gold Rush Free Webinar Series

Mar 12, 2021

New Member Orientation

Mar 12, 2021

SWANA's International Solid Waste Design Competition (SWDC)

Mar 15, 2021

Louisiana Chapter - Environmental Conference

Mar 17 - 19, 2021

SWANA's Design Competition - Awards Ceremony

Mar 18, 2021

Wastewater as a Source of PFAS

Apr 6, 2021

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News

SWANA Reports 52 Solid Waste Industry Worker Fatalities in 2020

March 2, 2021

SWANA Launches New Weekly Safety Newsletter

February 19, 2021

SWANA Supports Focus on Environmental Issues in Latin America and Caribbean Declaration

February 12, 2021

SWANA Supports Federal Assistance for State and Local Governments

January 15, 2021

SWANA Condemns Yesterday’s Attack on Democracy at the U.S. Capitol

January 7, 2021

New Report Focuses on Landfill Long-Term Management Issues

January 7, 2021

SWANA Urges CDC to Explicitly Identify Waste & Recycling Workers as Frontline Essential for COVID-19 Vaccine

December 21, 2020

SWANA Announces New Scholarship

December 17, 2020

BLS Reports Solid Waste and Recycling Collectors Have Sixth Highest Fatality Rate

December 16, 2020

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