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SWANA Press Release Archive

This page archives all of SWANA press releases from 2010 onward.

SWANA Accepting 2021 Safety Award Applications

April 19, 2021

SWANA is accepting submissions for its 2021 Safety Awards, including a new category recognizing the best response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SWANA Supports RECOVER Act Introduced in Congress

April 05, 2021

Federal Recycling legislation is necessary to improve recycling infrastructure and reduce contamination
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SWANA Hires Theresa Rademacher as New Technical Division Manager

April 02, 2021

Joins SWANA with extensive experience in solid waste industry
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SWANA’s New Spring Technical Conference Postponed

March 30, 2021

SOAR will take place March 21–24, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri
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New Report on Reducing Contamination in Curbside Recycling Programs

March 24, 2021

SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation releases report addressing contamination
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SWANA Announces Winners of The International Solid Waste Design Competition

March 22, 2021

Project focused on solutions to close the Bakoteh Dumpsite and supporting solid waste management in Kanifing, The Gambia
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SWANA Reports 52 Solid Waste Industry Worker Fatalities in 2020

March 02, 2021

SWANA encourages increase in safety training, with focus on collection hazards at Safety Summit
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SWANA Launches New Weekly Safety Newsletter

February 19, 2021

Safety Matters starts same week as SWANA’s Safety Summit

SWANA Supports Focus on Environmental Issues in Latin America and Caribbean Declaration

February 12, 2021

The Bridgetown Declaration Outlines COVID-19 Recovery Strategies

SWANA Supports Federal Assistance for State and Local Governments

January 15, 2021

Calls on Congress to Help Sanitation Departments