SWANA appoints new executive director

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), has appointed Amy Lestition Burke as executive director and CEO

US plastics industry launches campaign to show recycling happens

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has launched a new advocacy campaign called Recycling is Real

BC oil recyclers change name after 20 years

Interchange Recycling is the new name for the not-for-profit organization that collects and recycles used motor oil, oil filters, oil containers, used antifreeze and antifreeze containers in British Columbia

Three reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize

The public doesn’t believe in its own political power enough or use it

SWANA comments on proposed US PFAS rules

Comments address industry concerns that PFAS regulation will assign environmental cleanup liability to essential public services and their customers

Circular Innovation Council seeking board members

The Circular Innovation Council is looking for volunteers to join its board of directors

U.S. plastics industry protests proposed ban on government purchases

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has filed comments with the General Services Administration (GSA), in response to an advance notice of proposed rulemaking which could ban the purchase of single-use plastics by federal government agencies

SWANA to provide expertise to aid agency

SWANA will provide capacity building and technical assistance to the Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) global staff, industry representatives, and government officials

SWANA publishing newsletter in French

Safety Matters newsletter is the first SWANA publication to be translated for Quebec market

Association on board with EPA recycling strategy

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has endorsed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) issuance of a National Recycling Strategy