At the 2020 America Recycles Summit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the overall national recycling goal of increasing the U.S. recycling rate to 50% by 2030. This [...]
Recently, the Indiana Housing Community Development Authority (IHCDA) contacted the Hoosier Chapter regarding the announcement that waste services can be included as an eligible utility under the [...]
SAFETY ALERT On November 4, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the 2019 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII). The SOII estimates the counts and incidence rates of [...]
SWANA has been invited to join the U.S. Plastics Pact, one of several new national and cross-border initiatives established to put the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative [...]
SAFETY UPDATES Free Face Coverings for Solid Waste Workers – SWANA is now collecting orders online for free cloth face coverings through July 17 on behalf of anyone working in the U.S. [...]
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Updates - It's hard to believe that our last update was posted just a week ago. So much has changed, where do we begin? First, let's talk about ourselves and our [...]
SAFETY UPDATES Coronavirus/Covid-19 – Many workplaces and communities are concerned about the potential risks of exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19). All of us are looking for ways to [...]
