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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 curates a comprehensive list of links available to the general public, compiled by experts.
- What Do You Do with Your Old Furniture? — PatioFurniture.com
- Tribal Waste Journal | US EPA
- 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: A decade after the devastation - Calgary Journal
- 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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