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SWANA Press Release Archive
This page archives all of SWANA press releases from 2010 onward.
Celebrating Earth Day Responsibly During COVID-19
April 22, 2020
SWANA encourages everyone to celebrate Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary. Founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues, Earth Day remains an important reminder about our responsibility for the environment.
SWANA Records Significant Increase in Collection Fatalities
April 14, 2020
Reminds Solid Waste Employees to Comply with Safety Rules
SWANA Calls to Help Protect Waste and Recycling Workers
April 13, 2020
Downloadable document available for public
SWANA Urges Americans to Dispose of Gloves and Masks Properly
April 07, 2020
Substantial increase in litter of gloves and masks due to COVID-19
Media Advisory: Waste & Recycling During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 02, 2020
SWANA Available to Discuss Waste & Recycling Issues, Tips for Public
March 31, 2020
SWANA letter broadens request for FEMA funding and reinforces essential work of solid waste and recycling industry
SWANA issues important documents for all essential industry workers
March 23, 2020
Letter and vehicle placard can be used by employees and contractors going to and from work
March 19, 2020
Urges inclusion in emergency orders being issued in response to Coronavirus pandemic
SWANA Releases 2019 Solid Waste Fatality Data
March 16, 2020
At least 53 solid waste industry workers died on the job in 2019 in the United
States and Canada, according to the Solid Waste Association of North America
(SWANA).
New Report: Highest Shortage of Truck Drivers in a Decade Uniquely Impacts Waste Collection Industry
February 10, 2020
SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation identifies causes and solutions including the recruitment of female drivers
