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SWANA Issues New Policy on Waste-to-Energy
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 (265 reads)

Silver Spring, MD - The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has issued a policy that renews SWANA’s support of waste-to-energy as an important part of an integrated solid waste management system.

SWANA Releases White Paper Highlighting Economic Benefits of Waste-to-Energy
Monday, January 09, 2012 (371 reads)

Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) released a white paper titled “Waste-to-Energy Facilities Provide Significant Economic Benefits.” The purpose of this white paper is to illustrate the financial success of waste-to-energy operations throughout the United States.

SWANA Supports Extension of Renewable Energy Grants
Monday, December 05, 2011 (291 reads)

On November 30, SWANA as a member of the 1603 Coalition sent a letter to Congress in support of an extension of the 1603 grant program.

Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) 2011 Solid Waste Management Conference
Monday, September 12, 2011 (986 reads)

At the 2011 ASTSWMO Solid Waste Management Conference, held in Kansas City, MO on August 9-11, SWANA’s Jeremy O’Brien, P.E., Director of Applied Research, gave two presentations on reports recently developed through SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation.

SWANA’S INAUGURAL WASTE CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES SHOWCASE TO PROVIDE CRUCIAL INSIGHTS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 (1300 reads)

Silver Spring, MD – SWANA’s Inaugural Waste Conversion Technologies Showcase will take place on Tuesday, August 23-25, 2011, and will focus on newly emerging waste conversion technologies (WCTs) for recovering energy, fuels and other resources from solid waste. Technologies covered will include gasification, plasma arc gasification, pyrolysis, hydrolysis/fermentation and anaerobic digestion technologies. The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) will be hosting this unique and important event at their annual WASTECON conference in Nashville.

SWANA RESPONSE TO NSWMA PRIVATIZATION RELEASE
Thursday, March 24, 2011 (1322 reads)

No one is surprised when, in tough economic times, a trade organization takes the lead in promoting the financial interests of its members. Fair enough. But, not when it seeks these ends by distorting the facts and attempting to confuse the public. In response to many inquiries, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is providing the following comments on the March 2011 release on privatization of solid waste management services issued by the National Solid Waste Management Association (NSWMA)¹.

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