SWANA Press Release Archive

Best Safety Training Program and Workplace Wellness Award Added to Award Categories.

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is proud to announce the 2023 Technical Divisions Award winners.

This report provides a state-of-the-art review of commercially proven control technologies that can be deployed in existing WTE facilities.

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is proud to announce that its weekly safety e-newsletter Safety Matters will be rebranded as Safety First effective February 1, 2023.

The US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its 2021 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries showing refuse and recyclable materials collection was the seventh-deadliest job that year, down from sixth in 2020.

San Diego Zoo's Sustainability Tour will educate waste management leaders throughout the United States about the logistics of waste collection, and more.

Speeches from national and international environmental leaders will provide a glimpse into current and future issues in waste and recycling at WASTECON 2022 in San Diego.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued Requests for Applications for two important new recycling grant programs.

SWANA is proud to celebrate America Recycles Day on November 15. This event is an opportunity to promote the value of recycling and discuss ways to strengthen it in the future.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a decline in injury and illness rates across the solid waste industry.