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The SWANA Public Blog for Solid Waste and Recycling Professionals

The SWANA blog is made public for everyone interested in the solid waste and recycling industry. Contributors range from SWANA staff to SWANA members. Articles vary from industry updates and technology to firsthand experiences. All SWANA members may submit articles to the SWANA Blog.

Artificial Intelligence: Powering the Next Wave of MRF Efficiency and Productivity

November 05, 2020

Rob Writz of AMP Robotics writes about AI. Attend the MRF Summit session, “Improve Efficiency and Productivity Through Technology,” on Wednesday, November 18 at 3:15 p.m. EST to hear more.

Making a case for glass

November 02, 2020

Why is glass one of the most undervalued commodities in the stream?

Cut Contamination at the Curbside and in the MRF

October 28, 2020

Q&A with MRF Summit speaker Kanika Greenlee

Student Scholarship Winner: Holly Griffith

October 27, 2020

Holly Griffith, an international SWANA student member studying Environmental Management and Policy, was chosen to win the Robert P. Stearns/SCS Engineers Scholarship. Read her essay here to learn more

Student Scholarship Winner: Laura Hack

October 20, 2020

Laura Hack was selected for the Category I Scholarship. Ms. Hack's essay discusses opportunities to facilitate communication in the solid waste industry, specifically in the area of proper recycling.

Student Scholarship Winner: Maura Ross

October 13, 2020

Maura Ross was selected for the Category II Scholarship. In her essay, she relates her experience as a descendant of a coal mining family from West Virginia to her passion to become an energy engineer

Student Scholarship Winner: Cameron Mains

October 06, 2020

Cameron Mains was selected for the Category I Scholarship. His essay focused on capturing and using landfill gas, while at the same time educating people to reuse and recycling more.

Safety is a Culture

September 15, 2020

Safety isn’t a directive, it’s a culture. Easy to say, but hard to accomplish. A safety culture is the result of combined efforts toward values, attitudes, goals and proficiency of an organization’s safety program.

Member Spotlight: Ashish Sharma

August 06, 2020

SWANA features members who have made an impact on SWANA, the solid waste industry, and their community. Read about Ashish Sharma, Senior Manager, Digital for Waste Management.

Planning for Changes During the Coronavirus Pandemic and Beyond

July 16, 2020

By: Robert Craggs and Veronica Roof

Wrapping Up SWANApalooza

July 02, 2020

SWANA’s first-ever virtual conference debuted last week with virtual SWANApalooza, the industry’s premier technical conference.

Latest trends & best practices to keep solid waste workers safe

June 17, 2020

By: Robert Craggs and Veronica Roof

“So, What Do You Do?”

June 04, 2020

You know the moment — you are standing at a neighborhood cookout or on the sidelines at your child’s game and someone asks, “So what do you do?”

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Ontario Sees Considerable Changes in Waste Generation During Pandemic

May 29, 2020

Submitted by the SWANA Ontario Chapter

SWANA's COVID-19 Resources

May 07, 2020

SWANA speaks on the resources they have available to the public to help the solid waste community and industry workers.

Summation of a SWANA Intern - Nikki King

May 05, 2020

Nikki King, SWANA's Spring 2020 Communications and Marketing Intern, reflects on her experience this past semester.

Saying Goodbye to SWANA — Michael Tomaselli

April 13, 2020

Michael Tomaselli is retiring from SWANA this spring after 8.5 years. Read more about his time working with SWANA's Training and Certification program and his plans for the future!

Saying Goodbye to SWANA — Sue Bumpous

April 10, 2020

As Sue Bumpous retires from SWANA, she reflects on her eight years of work at SWANA and with the Technical Divisons

Women in the Industry - Becky Caldwell

April 02, 2020

Becky Caldwell is our next Woman of the Industry feature. She has been in the industry for more than 20 years and is now the Solid Waste Programming Manager for the Middle Tennessee area.

Women in the Industry - Karen Storry

April 01, 2020

Karen Storry is a Senior Project Engineer for Metro Vancouver Solid Waste Services and has been in the industry for 8 years. She is also our next Woman of the Industry feature.