Advocacy Alert

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 [...]

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 [...]

IT’S NOT TOO LATE!   SLOW DOWN TO GET AROUND ALL YEAR Hoosier Chapter of SWANA Supports Slow Down To Get Around October 13 – 19, 2019 may have been the ‘official’ [...]

INDIANA GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS OCTOBER 13-19, 2019 SLOW DOWN TO GET AROUND WEEK Hoosier Chapter of SWANA at Indiana State Fairgrounds to Raise Awareness Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is set to sign a [...]

Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on possible revisions to its Hours of Service of Drivers (HOS) rules [...]

Transfer Station Reporting Changes:  IDEM recently published some proposed changes to the transfer station reporting rules (329 IAC 11-13.5-17) in the Indiana Register.  The basic purpose of the [...]

IDEM OAQ Fee Increases:  IDEM recently sent letters to most Title V sources across the state notifying them about the pending fee increases.  Although we knew that IDEM was going to ask the [...]

Over the past several weeks, legislation addressing recycling and solid waste management has been announced or introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Additionally, [...]

RFS anyone?  The Renewable Fuel Standard, what is it and how does it affect me?  Does your site produce Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), or eRIN eligible electricity?  If so, the proposed RFS affects [...]