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Technical Policies

Technical Policies set forth positions SWANA takes on the various technical aspects associated with the field of solid waste management. These are reviewed and approved by the SWANA Board of Directors and represent the guiding principles for SWANA advocacy and comments.

TitleDate
SWANA Statement on Product Safety and End of Life ManagementFebruary 2025
Policy Statement on Lithium-ion Batteries from SWANA and NWRAJanuary 2025
SWANA Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Guiding PrinciplesOctober 2024
SWANA Abbreviated Policy Position StatementsFebruary 2023
SWANA Consolidated Technical PoliciesMarch 2020 (Updated)
T-0 - DefinitionsOctober 2004
T-01 - Integrated Solid Waste Management 
T-02 - Solid Waste Reduction and Material Use Practices in Product and Packaging Design 
T-02.1 - Product StewardshipMarch 2014 (Updated)
T-02.2 - Container Deposit Return SystemsNovember 2023
T-03 - Strategic Planning for Integrated Municipal Solid Waste ManagementAugust 2003
T-03.1 - VacantApril 2026 (Vacant)
T-03.2 - The Development of Regulations Related to Solid Waste ManagementApril 2026 (Updated)
T-03.3 - The Role of the Public Sector in the Management of Municipal Solid WasteJune 1994
T-03.4 - Ownership of Municipal Solid Waste Management SystemsOctober 2009
T-03.5 - Environmental Justice and Equity Decisions in the Siting of Municipal Solid Waste Management FacilitiesOctober 1996
T-03.6 - Solid Waste Disposal BansOctober 2001
T-04 - Funding, Managing and Operating Solid Waste Management SystemsNovember 2011
T-04.1 - Contracting Municipal Solid Waste Management ServicesNovember 2007
T-04.2 - Full Cost Accounting for Municipal Solid Waste Management SystemsAugust 2012 (Updated)
T-05 - Regulation of Solid Waste Storage, Collection, and TransportationApril 2017
T-05.1 - Importation and Exportation of Municipal Solid WasteOctober 2003
T-05.2 - Flow Control of Municipal Solid WasteOctober 2009
T-06 - Recycling as Part of Integrated Solid Waste ManagementJanuary 2014
T-06.1 - Municipal Solid Waste RecyclingJanuary 2014
T-06.2 - Safe Recycling of Mercury Containing LampsFebruary 2012
T-06.3 - Safe Recycling of Electronic WasteApril 2026 (Updated)
T-06.4 - VacantApril 2026 (Vacant)
T-07 - Organics Management as Part of Integrated Solid Waste ManagementJuly 2014
T-08 - Conversion Technologies, Resource Recovery, and Energy Recovery as Part of Integrated Solid Waste ManagementApril 2026 (Updated)
T-09 - The Sanitary Landfill Component of Integrated Solid Waste ManagementMay 2018 (Updated)
T-09.1 - Providing Financial Assurance for Municipal Solid Waste Management Disposal FacilitiesMay 2018 (Updated)
T-09.2 - Alternative Daily Cover Materials for Sanitary LandfillsMay 2018 (Updated)
T-09.3 - Termination of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Post-Closure Care RequirementsJanuary 2019
T-09.4 - Long Term Management of Municipal Solid Waste LandfillsDecember 2019
T-10 - Safe Disposal of Household PharmaceuticalsJuly 2017
T-11 - VacantApril 2026 (Vacant)
T-12 - Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)October 2024

 

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