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Visit the Career CenterJanuary 23, 2023
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.
December 16, 2022
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.
December 1, 2022
San Diego Zoo's Sustainability Tour will educate waste management leaders throughout the United States about the logistics of waste collection, and more.
January 19, 2023
Raw municipal solid waste traditionally ends up in landfills, where it degrades and generates greenhouse gas emissions. This one stop solution will transform your trash into renewable natural gas.
November 3, 2022
Telematics provides data from the vehicle on everything from driving style, the hours driver has been working, how often breaks are taken, and efficiency and maintenance requirements.
September 29, 2022
For the first 8 years of my life, my dad's job was a mystery. I knew that he worked at a landfill, which was the extent of my knowledge.
Publication date: November, 2022. This report provides solid waste landfill managers with up-to-date information and guidance on PFAS management and treatment options for landfill leachate.
Publication Date: December, 2021. Presents costs and effectiveness of educational programs designed to improve residential curbside recycling behaviors.
Publication date: June, 2021. PFAS is especially interesting to solid waste professionals because of how difficult it is to remove from landfills. Can thermal combustion plants like waste-to-energy facilities reduce PFAS in waste?
January 24, 2023
FTC Updating Green Guides for Environmental Marketing Claims, and EPA Announces Plans to Regulate PFAS in Leachate.
January 24, 2023
WASTECON 2022 attendees can access keynote recordings. Please see full instructions on how to access.
January 24, 2023
SWANA is pleased to announce its annual 2023 Scholarship Program, which distributes up to $30,000 to high school, undergraduate and graduate students.
January 24, 2023
The SWANA Mid-Atlantic Chapter is offering a Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) course in March 2023.