Resources
Articles & Best Practices
Let’s Work Together: Addressing the Labor Shortage in Solid Waste Collection Services
Update: Competition for Workers Causing Collection Delays — Communities Should Be Flexible and Consider Options
In May of 2021, The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) published a four-page report entitled “Let’s Work Together: Addressing the Labor Shortage in Solid Waste Collection Services.” This report has now been updated to reflect the changes in the labor market since its previous publication.
SWANA’s articles and best practices is a comprehensive list of links available to the general public, compiled by SWANA experts.
- Tonnes of COVID-19 health care waste expose urgent need to improve waste management systems — World Health Organization
- Stemming the Tide: Taking Action on Campus Against Plastic Pollution — National Wildlife Federation
- Guide to Community MRF Contracts — The Recycling Partnership
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COVID-19 Workplace Posters & Guidance Booklets - U.S. OSHA
- Disaster Debris Recovery Tool
- COVID-19 Resources – Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials
- SAFER: Safe Actions for Employee Returns - National Safety Council
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Pandemic (COVID-19) Tip Sheets – Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resources - Public Health Agency of Canada
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Recycling & COVID-19 – The Recycling Partnership
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Gloved Hands May Spread Germs – Association for Professionals In Infection Control and Epidemiology
- Tracking the future of US recycling policy in Congress — Waste Dive
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Survey shows widespread industry impact of COVID-19 - Waste Today
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COVID-19 Resource Page - California Resource Recovery Association
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Guidance for Employers: COVID-19 and the Workplace - National Safety Council
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The Safety Professional’s Role in Planning for a Pandemic - American Society of Safety Professionals
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Coronavirus Impacts on the Recycling Industry - Resource Recycling
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Locate Distilleries Making Hand Sanitizer to Fight COVID-19 - Distilled Spirits Council
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This is what it’s like to be a sanitation worker during the coronavirus outbreak - Washington Post
- Coronavirus Resource Center - Johns Hopkins University & Medicine
- COVID-19 News Related to the Industry — WASTE360
- 'How coronavirus is disrupting US waste and recycling' - Waste Dive
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Guidance on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce - 3/19/20
- China Import Ban First Round WTO Comments — 8/31/17
- China Import Ban Second Round WTO Comments — 12/15/17
- Letter to State Agencies re: China Waste Import Restrictions — 10/11/17
- Letter to State Agencies re: Update on Chinese Recycling Rules — 11/16/17
- Update on China Waste Import Restrictions and Impacts on State and Local Recycling Programs — 6/12/18 Canada Version
- Update on China Waste Import Restrictions and Impacts on State and Local Recycling Programs — 6/12/18 U.S. Version
- Federal Response to Recycling Challenges — 2/8/19
- Protecting Yourself While Removing Post-Disaster Debris from Your Home or Business
- Mold
- Working Safely Around Downed Electrical Wires
- Disaster Cleanup and Recovery Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Matrix
- General Decontamination
- Fungi Hazards and Flood Cleanup
- Cleanup Hazards
- Flood Cleanup
- Safety Information for Response and Cleanup Workers
- Municipal Solid Waste Decision Support Tool
- Incident Waste Assessment & Tonnage Estimator (I-WASTE)
- Public Assistance: Policy and Guidance
- Toolbox: Hurricanes and Tropical Storms | Society of Environmental Journalists
- OSHA Flood Preparedness and Response
- OSHA Hurricane Preparedness and Response
- Comprehensive FAQs For Employers On Hurricanes And Other Workplace Disasters | Fisher Phillips
- EPA Disaster Debris Planning
- The Water Network: Collaboration for Integrated Flood Management
- High River Flood After Action Report
- FMCSA Emergency Declaration Information
- Extreme Weather Lessons Learned from Alberta Floods
- Hurricane Katrina Disaster Debris Management: Lessons Learned from State and Local Governments
- SWANA Caribbean-PR Chapter Facility Emergency Action Plans
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Asbestos and Natural Disasters Guide — Asbestos.com
- These projects are boosting domestic capacity for recycled paper — Resource Recycling
- Grant Watch — Resource Recycling
- Fight Contamination — The Recycling Partnership
- Think Twice! Flyer — SWANA, NWRA, NERC, and ISRI
- 2019 Economic Impact Study, U.S. Based Scrap Recycling Industry — ISRI
- Mapping out MRF infrastructure nationwide — Resource Recycling
- DIYSigns for Recycling — The Recycling Partnership
- Curbside Recycling Cancellation Tracker — Waste Dive
- Tracking the future of US recycling policy in Congress — Waste Dive
- Map of Commingled Residential MRFs in the U.S. – The Recycling Partnership
- Additional Information for Recycling and Helpful Links — New Jersey DEP
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