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Waste workers in top-ten most dangerous jobs in U.S.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the 2019 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries showing that refuse and recyclable materials collectors had the sixth deadliest occupation in the United States. This…
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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…