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Health and Safety
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Facing headwinds
Ship recycling is catching up to sustainable thinking
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Alliance formed to promote waste industry health and safety
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA), and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have signed an alliance agreement to provide SWANA members, NWRA…
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30 solid waste worker fatalities already this year
Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has identified at least 30 solid waste worker fatalities in 2019 in the United States and Canada. An average of more than four worker fatalities have occurred each…
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Planning to prevent injuries
Implementing a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) prevention plan at the organizational level can lead to a measurable reduction in work-related injuries, according to a case study presented by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) at the 2019 Workplace Safety and Prevention Services Partners…
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Lithium-ion batteries a ‘clear and present danger’
SWANA’s letter to Senate Environmental Quality Committee supporting California’s proposed law banning lithium-ion batteries from the waste stream
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SWANA backs California battery fire law
SILVER SPRING, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) strongly supports legislation to create a recycling program for lithium-ion batteries in California under AB 1509, the Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Prevention Act. SWANA submitted a letter explaining the need for…
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Is burning trash a good way to handle it?
Waste incineration’s emissions raise concerns
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Dangerous driving
Waste collection is one of the most perilous jobs in trucking
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Solid waste worker fatalities up in 2018
Silver Spring, MD – At least 59 solid waste industry workers died on the job in 2018 in the United States and Canada, according to the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), an increase of 19 fatalities from the previous…
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Steel recycler fined in worker injury
WINDSOR, Ont. – K-Scrap Resources Ltd., a steel recycling company in Windsor, Ontario pleaded guilty and was fined $55,000 after a worker was injured. The K-Scrap facility is divided into work areas, serviced internally by vehicle pathways and a railroad…
