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The Solid Waste Association of North America is recognized by numerous national and local media outlets and solid waste industry trade publications as a thought leader on a wide variety of waste industry issues, including safety, recycling, marine litter, and technological and regulatory trends.
- Industry groups push for inclusion of recycling infrastructure in next federal coronavirus aid package – Apr 17, 2020, Waste Dive
- Don’t Skip This One – Apr 15, 2020, MSW Management
- 'The unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic' | Sanitation workers across the DMV are picking up more residential trash than ever – Apr 11, 2020, WUSA9
- $2T coronavirus stimulus package expected to directly help small haulers and frontline workers – Apr 10, 2020, Waste Dive
- 'It's just a nightmare.' Trash collectors overwhelmed by rising amount of household waste – Apr 9, 2020, CNN Business
- Masks and gloves are used to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The way they’re disposed of are putting people, animals at risk. – Apr 9, 2020, Washington Post
- SWANA, KAB Urge Proper Disposal of Gloves, Masks – Apr 8, 2020, Waste360
- Protecting Sanitation Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic – Apr 7, 2020, Cheddar
- Gloves, Wipes Litter Streets, And Parking Lots, And Beaches – Apr 3, 2020, WSHU
- Uncharted waters: Waste and recycling companies adapting to the coronavirus economy – Mar 31, 2020, Waste Dive
- SWANA releases report emphasizing need for better landfill safety – Jan 7, 2020, C&D Recycling
- 2018 Industry Fatality Data shows 78% increase among solid waste collection workers in just one year – Jan 6, 2020, Recycling Product News
- Waste industry sees increase in fatalities, data shows – Dec 17, 2019, Waste Today
- Organization of the Year: SWANA – Dec 9, 2019, Waste Dive
- Toxic chemicals can be dumped into Merrimack River, federal and state officials say – Nov 5, 2019, Boston Globe
- OSHA Makes Alliance with NWRA and SWANA for a Better Solid Waste Industry – Oct 8, 2019, OH&S
- SWANA Records 30 Solid Waste Worker Fatalities So Far in 2019 – Aug 13, 2019, WMW
- SWANA Awards for Innovation & Improvements to Safety in the Waste Industry – Aug 2, 2019, WMW
- National Garbage Man Day to celebrate those keeping communities clean – May 29, 2019, Potomac Local
- Safety falls on everyone — from top leaders to hourly employees – May 21, 2019, Waste Dive
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