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SWANApalooza 2020 Keynotes
Individual SWANApalooza sessions are now available for purchase! Session recordings will be available for download. Each session will also be worth one Continuing Education Unit (CEU). This brings you a convenient (and affordable) way to meet recertification requirements right from the comfort of your home.
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SWANA Supports Federal Assistance for State and Local Governments
January 15, 2021
Calls on Congress to Help Sanitation Departments
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SWANA Condemns Yesterday’s Attack on Democracy at the U.S. Capitol
January 7, 2021
SWANA condemns the violent, unlawful revolt against civil authority and America’s democratic processes and institutions that took place yesterday in Washington, D.C.
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New Report Focuses on Landfill Long-Term Management Issues
January 7, 2021
SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation releases report to address landfill site management following the post-closure care period
From Our Blog
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Challenge Drives Change. Disruption Drives Decisions.
January 25, 2021
By: John Morris, WM EVP & COO
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January 22, 2021 Weekly Wrap-UP
January 22, 2021
SWANA's weekly wrap-up will keep you up-to-date with everything that is happening in SWANA and the solid waste industry.
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YP Spotlight: Emily Stoler
January 15, 2021
Meet Emily Stoler, Environmental Compliance Manager with Southeast Berrien County in Niles, Michigan and our next YP Spotlight!
Our Research
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Thermal Treatment of Residual Waste: Lessons from Europe
In Denmark, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, waste-to-energy (WTE) plays a significant role in the management and processing of municipal solid waste. SWANA Applied Research Foundation researched the reasons why modern, developed countries in...
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Curbside Collection of Residential Yard Waste
This 2017 SWANA Applied Research Foundation’s (ARF) Collection Group presents the results of background research on the economic and environmental costs of curbside collection services for yard waste from single-family residences.
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Mechanical Biological Treatment of Residual Waste
This 2018 SWANA Applied Research Foundation Waste Reduction & Recycling Group report provides a summary of lessons learned from the implementation of mechanical biological treatment (MBT) facilities in Europe over the past 25 years.
Our Publications
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A Compilation of Current Readings: Leachate Recirculation
The principal objective of this study was to simulate leachate quantity and quality, as well as biogas generation at sanitary landfills
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Ash Recycling & Reuse Survey
SWANA's Waste-to-Energy Technical Division conducted first-ever and follow-up surveys of waste-to-energy plant owners and operators and state regulators.
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An Assesment of Management Practices of Wood
An Assesment of Management Practices of Wood & Wood-Related Wastes in the Urban Environment
I AM SWANA Newsletter
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SWANA Virtual Training Center
January 13, 2021
Wait no longer. Sign up today! Registration closes January 27
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Advocacy
January 12, 2021
EPA issues guidance on PFAS, Save Our Seas 2.0 Act is signed into law, SWANA responds to Canadian plastics management plan, and new plastic trade restrictions go into effect.
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SWANA Distinguished Individual Achievement Award
January 12, 2021
It is time to get your nomination in for the Distinguished Individual Achievement Award.
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CEO Column
January 12, 2021
Read SWANA CEO and Executive Director David Biderman's first CEO Column of 2021 as he looks at the year ahead and all that SWANA has to offer.
Our e-Library
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Virtual MRF Summit (Recording)
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) partnered for the return of the MRF Summit — this time on a virtual platform during America Recycles Week 2020. This year’s virtual...
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