Education Survey reveals gaps in public knowledge about recyclability November 29, 2022 Recycle Coach survey shows evidence that more localized recycling education is needed across US municipalities
Education SWANA launches course for Canadian landfill managers December 15, 2021 Will develop a Canadian adaptation of its new Manager of Landfill Operations (MOLO) course and exam
Blue Box Report explores how to encourage recycling December 10, 2021 SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation reviews programs and their effect on contamination
Education SWANA seeks developer for Canadian MOLO course August 27, 2021 has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop a Canadian adaptation of its course for Managers of Landfill Operations (MOLO)
Education Nanoplastics study receives $1 million grant June 2, 2021 Professor Daniel G. Cyr will be among the first to research this issue
Awards University of Vermont wins solid waste design competition March 23, 2021 UBC's Lizzie Torres won the Emerging Leader/Rising Star award.
Circular Economy UBC to develop post-consumer carbon-based products January 19, 2021 The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) has received $1.9 million in federal funding to research how industrial waste can be converted into new products. A new…
Education Return-It and Ocean Wise collaborate with B.C. schools December 30, 2020 BURNABY, B.C. – Return-It and Ocean Wise have teamed up to bring global plastic waste and ocean conservation education to secondary schools across BC. Closing the Loop on Plastics is…
Education SWANA cancels WASTECON for 2020 August 28, 2020 Silver Spring, MD – Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and concern for the health and safety of participants, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has cancelled the…
Education Reducing food waste through better packaging June 2, 2020 VANCOUVER – Paper or plastic? Glass or tin? Or no packaging at all? A new research report from the National Zero Waste Council reveals the relationships between food waste,…
