Waste worker fatalities climbed in 2022

For 2022, 46 solid waste industry worker fatalities were recorded by SWANA compared to 28 the year before

Waste collection less deadly in 2021

Refuse and recyclable materials collection was the seventh-deadliest job that year, down from sixth in 2020

Waste pickers risk their lives to stop plastic pollution – now they could help shape global recycling policies

These workers do more than any other people to prevent plastic contaminating the environment, yet their work is rarely valued and they struggle to earn a decent living

US sees record low injuries in waste management

continued decline in injury and illness rates across the solid waste industry, with historic lows for solid waste landfill, collection, and material recovery facility (MRF) workers

Waste pickers in Lagos tell their stories about a dangerous existence

Waste pickers often work without protective gear, unassisted, and without access to primary care or first aid and employment regulations

SWANA pays tribute to waste workers

The Solid Waste Association of North America paid tribute to waste workers as Waste and Recycling Workers Week kicked off

Waste worker deaths down in 2021

Fatalities in the North American waste industry dropped by nearly 50 percent in 2021, continuing a downward trend that began in 2018.

U.S. waste worker death rate falls

Refuse and recyclable materials collection remains the sixth deadliest occupation in the United States

Report assesses PFAS treatment options

SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) has issued a report summarizing and analyzing management options and treatment technologies that can be used to address PFAS chemicals contained in landfill leachate

Plastic waste is hurting women in developing countries – but there are ways to stop it

If we are to build a greener, fairer and more equal society in the wake of COVID-19, it’s time for rich countries to end their practice of dumping plastic waste…