Health and Safety Waste worker fatalities climbed in 2022 March 8, 2023 For 2022, 46 solid waste industry worker fatalities were recorded by SWANA compared to 28 the year before
Health and Safety Waste collection less deadly in 2021 December 19, 2022 Refuse and recyclable materials collection was the seventh-deadliest job that year, down from sixth in 2020
Health and Safety Waste pickers risk their lives to stop plastic pollution – now they could help shape global recycling policies December 2, 2022 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
Health and Safety US sees record low injuries in waste management November 14, 2022 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
Health and Safety Waste pickers in Lagos tell their stories about a dangerous existence September 2, 2022 Waste pickers often work without protective gear, unassisted, and without access to primary care or first aid and employment regulations
Health and Safety SWANA pays tribute to waste workers June 14, 2022 The Solid Waste Association of North America paid tribute to waste workers as Waste and Recycling Workers Week kicked off
Health and Safety Waste worker deaths down in 2021 March 21, 2022 Fatalities in the North American waste industry dropped by nearly 50 percent in 2021, continuing a downward trend that began in 2018.
Collection U.S. waste worker death rate falls December 20, 2021 Refuse and recyclable materials collection remains the sixth deadliest occupation in the United States
Hazardous Materials Report assesses PFAS treatment options November 15, 2021 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
Hazardous Materials Plastic waste is hurting women in developing countries – but there are ways to stop it October 22, 2021 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…