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This document was prepared by the SWANA Landfill Gas and Biogas Management Division’s Field Practices Committee and is based on its professional assessment of current practices and procedures relating to the control, recovery, and utilization of...

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?

Managing ISWM Systems gives industry professionals an excellent grounding in the various issues involved in the management of solid waste systems.

Publication date: March, 2021. This report from SWANA ARF, Reducing Contamination in Curbside Recycling Programs, addresses key reasons why residents place contaminants in their recycling bins.

Get insights on switching to automated collection from those with experience. Don Ross of New Way discusses the history of automation and the latest technologies. He also outlines the benefits, including safety.

Publication date: January, 2021. The SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) addresses key issues around the long-term management of closed landfills following the 30-year post-closure care period required under current regulations.

SWANA, the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA), and the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) presented about extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs on haulers and MRF operators.

Hear from Mel Gilles, the architect of Recycle Right NC, a ten-week anti-contamination campaign that reached thousands of North Carolinians.

SWANA and SRI partnered for the return of the MRF Summit — this time on a virtual platform during America Recycles Week.

This virtual briefing explains how waste management projects can be financed by the five multilateral development banks, or MDBs. FREE FOR MEMBERS