Transforming Waste to a Resource

SWANA is an organization of professionals committed to advancing from solid waste management to resource management through their shared emphasis on education, advocacy and research.

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Resources

2024 Awards

SWANA is calling for nominations for the 2024 SWANA Awards and Scholarships. Submit your nominations to propel our communities forward.

Strategic Plan

SWANA’s five-year Strategic Plan – Forward, Together, reaffirms our Core Purpose.

Student Design Competition

The SWANA Student Design Competition is a student team competition to solve real world problems faced by solid waste professionals.

Safety Pledge

Show your commitment to protecting yourself and others from harm every day.

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

Florida Chapter Winter Conference

Feb 23 - 25, 2025

Young, Capable, and Ready

Feb 26, 2025

Wisconsin Integrated Resource Management Conference

Feb 26 - 28, 2025

Safety: It’s Everybody’s Business

Feb 27, 2025

Northern Lights Chapter - Manager of Landfill Operations

Mar 5, 2025

NJ Chapter - Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO)

Mar 10 - 12, 2025

WA Chapter - Manager of Landfill Operations

Mar 11 - 13, 2025

EPR 101 for HHW: What's Worked & What's Coming

Mar 12, 2025

Arizona Chapter Road-E-O

Mar 28 - 29, 2025

New Jersey Chapter

Apr 3 - 4, 2025

Mid-Atlantic Chapter - Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO)

Apr 7 - 9, 2025

Annual Western Regional Symposium

Apr 7 - 10, 2025

A New Solution for an Old Problem: Methane Mitigation

Apr 9, 2025

EPR for Products That Cause Fires

Apr 16, 2025

Texas State Conference

Apr 20 - 23, 2025

Annual Northwest Regional Symposium

Apr 23 - 25, 2025

Essential Leachate PFAS Treatment and Management Training

Apr 28, 2025

Region 4 Joint Conference

Apr 29 - May 1, 2025

2025 RAM/SWANA Conference

Apr 30 - May 1, 2025

Florida Sunshine Chapter Road-E-O

May 2 - 3, 2025

SC Palmetto Chapter Spring Conference

May 14 - 16, 2025

Atlantic Canada Chapter 2025 Technical Summit

May 28 - 30, 2025

How Do We Turn Off the Tap Ending Sale of Hazardous Products

May 29, 2025

Region 6 SWANA Conference

Sep 8 - 12, 2025

Colorado Rocky Mountain Conference

Sep 15 - 17, 2025

Iowa Chapter - Fall Conference

Sep 29 - Oct 1, 2025

SWANA International Road-E-O Hosted By Florida Chapter

Oct 10 - 11, 2025

Mississippi Chapter Fall Conference

Oct 14 - 15, 2025

Canadian SWANA Conference

May 13 - 15, 2026

Iowa Chapter - Fall Conference

Oct 5 - 7, 2026

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News

SWANA's Kristyn Oldendorf Honored as a 2025 Waste360 40 Under 40 Award Recipient

February 13, 2025

NWRA and SWANA Respond to BLS Fatality Data and Call for Accurate Reporting and Improved Safety Initiatives

January 28, 2025

SWANA Comments on OSHA Proposed Heat Regulations

January 15, 2025

NWRA and SWANA Partner to Address Lithium-Ion Battery Disposal Challenges

January 14, 2025

SWANA Statement on the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2023 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

December 19, 2024

SWANA Representative Appointed to ETTAC

December 12, 2024

SWANA Congratulates the EPA on the New National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution

November 21, 2024

SWANA Comments on US Injury and Illness Data

November 12, 2024

SWANA Releases 2024 ARF Report on Organic Waste and CO2 Emissions

October 24, 2024

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