Best Safety Innovation
City of San Antonio, Solid Waste Management Department
San Antonio, Texas
Biggest Safety Improvement
Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)
Honorable Mention
City of Casper Regional Landfill
Casper, Wyoming
Safety Award Recipients
The SWANA Safety Awards go back as far as 2016.
Past Safety Award Recipients were honored for safety best practices and successes in the waste and resource management industry.
2025 Award Recipients
THE 2025 SAFETY AWARDS SPONSORED BY:
Best Safety Innovation
City of Goodyear, Arizona
BEST SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM
OC Waste & Recycling
County of Orange, California
BIGGEST SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD)
Workplace Wellness Program
Pinellas County, Florida
2024 Award Recipients
Best Safety Innovation
Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA)
Atlantic County, New Jersey
BEST SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM
City of Goodyear, Arizona
BIGGEST SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
City of Austin, Texas
Workplace Wellness Program
City of Mesa, Arizona
2023 Award Recipients
Best Safety Innovation
City of Tacoma, Washington
BEST SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM
Leck Waste Services
BIGGEST SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Department of Public Works, Bureau of Waste Management Services
Workplace Wellness Program
City of Goodyear, Arizona
2022 Safety Awards
Best Safety Innovation
Rumpke Waste & Recycling
Best Safety Innovation - Honorable Mention
North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) – Solid Waste Department
Biggest Safety Improvement
North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) – Solid Waste Department
Biggest Safety Improvement - Honorable Mention
Athens Services
COVID-19 Response
Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District
COVID-19 Response
Henrico County Solid Waste Division
Henrico County, Virginia
COVID-19 Response
Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA)
2021 Safety Awards
Best Safety Innovation
Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA)
Best Safety Improvement
Waste Connections of Canada – Toronto District
COVID-19 Response
Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department (ACCSW)
Honorable Mention
- Whissell Waste Solutions
- Leck Waste Services
- Burlington County Regional Recycling Program (BCRRP), Burlington County, New Jersey
- LRS Waste & Disposal Services
2020 Safety Awards
Best Safety Innovation
Leck Waste Services
Biggest Safety Improvement
OC Waste & Recycling
Orange County, California
Biggest Safety Improvement
Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority
Honorable Mention
- City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services Department, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Guahan Waste Control, Inc., Tamuning, Guam
2019 - 2016
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2019
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2018
Overall Winner
Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)
Communication, Education & Marketing Best Safety Innovation
City of Alexandria, Virginia, Transportation & Environmental Services - Resource Recovery
Collection & Transfer Biggest Safety Improvement
South Central Solid Waste Authority
Landfill Gas & Biogas Biggest Safety Improvement
DTE Biomass Energy
Planning & Management Biggest Safety Improvement
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Materials Management Program
Chapter Safety Award
South Carolina Palmetto Chapter
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2017
Overall Winner
Hamm Waste Services
Collection & Transfer Biggest Safety Improvement
Fairfax County Solid Waste Management Program
Fairfax County, VirginiaCollection & Transfer Best Safety Innovation
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing
Sustainable Materials Management Biggest Safety Improvement
Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS)
Landfill Gas & Biogas Best Safety Innovation
DTE Biomass Energy
Landfill Management Best Safety Innovation
City of Vancouver, Canada
Sustainable Materials Management Biggest Safety Improvement
Maryland Environmental Services
Sustainable Materials Management Best Safety Innovation
Hamm Waste Services
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2016
Biggest Safety Improvement
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
Best Safety Innovation
Aria Energy
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