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SWANA Supports RECOVER Act Introduced in Congress
2021-04-06 08:00:00| Waste Age
Federal Recycling legislation is necessary to improve recycling infrastructure and reduce contamination
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SWANA Announces Winners of The International Solid Waste Design Competition
2021-03-23 07:00:00| Waste Age
Project focused on solutions to close the Bakoteh Dumpsite and supporting solid waste management in Kanifing, The Gambia
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SWANA Reports 52 Solid Waste Industry Worker Fatalities in 2020
2021-03-03 07:00:00| Waste Age
Silver Spring, MD The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) reported 52 municipal solid waste industry workers were killed in 2020 in the United States and Canada, with nearly 70 percent occurring during collection. This data was shared
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SWANA Supports Federal Assistance for State and Local Governments
2021-01-18 07:00:00| Waste Age
Silver Spring, MD The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) urges Congress to quickly consider and pass emergency aid to state, local, and territorial governments as recently proposed by President-Elect Biden. These funds ar
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SWANA Urges CDC to Explicitly Identify Waste & Recycling Workers as Frontline Essential for COVID-19 Vaccine
2020-12-22 07:00:00| Waste Age
Silver Spring, Md. The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) urged the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to include solid waste and recycling industry worke
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