SWANA Press Release Archive

At the 2011 ASTSWMO Solid Waste Management Conference, held in Kansas City, MO on August 9-11, SWANA’s Jeremy O’Brien, P.E., Director of Applied Research, gave two presentations on reports recen

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) announced its strong endorsement of U.S. Senate Resolution 251, "expressing support for the improvement of collection, processing and consumptio

On July 27, 2011, the International Board of Directors of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) approved a policy for responsible disposal of unused or expired household pharmaceutic

SWANA’s Inaugural Waste Conversion Technologies Showcase will take place on Tuesday, August 23-25, 2011, and will focus on newly emerging waste conversion technologies (WCTs) for recovering energy,

The Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA's) Applied Research Foundation (ARF) has just released a revised report, called “The Long-Term Environmental Risks of Subtitle D Landfills.

No one is surprised when, in tough economic times, a trade organization takes the lead in promoting the financial interests of its members. Fair enough. But, not when it seeks these ends by disto

On September 27, 2010, The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding proposed revisions to the mandatory greenhouse gas re

On May 28 SWANA's International Board of Directors approved the following statement concerning the recent report The Importance of Landfill Gas Capture and Utilization in the U.S.

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) sent joint comments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jack

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has selected Walter R. Niessen, President of Niessen Consultants, as the Lawrence Lecturer for WASTECON® 2010 in Boston, Mass.