SAFETY ALERT Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released the 2018 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries showing refuse and recyclable [...]
SAFETY ALERT On November 7, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the 2018 employer-reported injury and illness data showing an increase in the solid waste collection employee [...]
Member Contact Resources: Do you know someone that is a member of the Hoosier Chapter, but you don’t know how to contact them? It’s your lucky day! SWANA has a way for members to [...]
SAFETY ALERT On Wednesday, November 13 at approximately 6:50 a.m., a passenger vehicle struck a residential Rumpke truck on U.S. 50 outside of Medora, Indiana. The passenger vehicle had one [...]
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, [...]