Our Mission
"Advancing the practice of environmentally and economically sound
management of municipal solid waste in North America."

SWANA's Guiding Princliple:
Local government is responsible for municipal solid waste management,
but not necessarily the ownership and/or operation of
municipal solid waste management systems.

Click here to join SWANA today!

For over 40 years, the Solid Waste Association of North America has been the leading professional association in the solid waste field. Our association serves over 8,000 members throughout North America, and thousands more with conferences, certifications, publications, and technical training courses.

SWANA is governed by its International Board.

SWANA Members enjoy a variety of Membership Benefits.

SWANA has over 43 active Chapters.

Our mission is to Educate, Innovate, and Communicate.

EDUCATE

• Technical Divisions
  • Collection & Transfer
  • Communication, Education & Marketing
  • Landfill Gas
  • Landfill Management
  • Planning & Management
  • Special Waste Management
  • Waste Reduction, Recycling & Composting
  • Waste-to-Energy
• Symposia: These specialty courses are designed to educate, train, and provide networking opportunities for all attendees.
• Certification: SWANA members can be certified in the following areas:
  • Collection
  • Composting
  • Construction & Demolition Materials
  • Landfill
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems
  • Transfer
  • Recycling
• Training: In addition to event training, SWANA offers classroom training, E-Courses, On-Site training, online courses, and home study courses which can help you to have a successful solid waste career.
• Information for Students
  • Scholarships

INNOVATE

• Applied Research Foundation: This foundation supports SWANA by leveraging research dollars for issues addressing important solid waste concerns.
• Awards: The select few who have excelled significantly are rewarded by SWANA.
  • Excellence Award
  • Professional Achievement Award

COMMUNICATE

• Chapters: SWANA offers forty-five convenient local chapters in which attendees can participate in forums, training sessions, local legislation, and networking.
• Advocacy: SWANA is an award-winning advocacy association that actively identifies sound solid waste management policies while implementing strategies to advance these positions.
• Journal & Newsletters: SWANA members receive updates of today’s trends and tomorrow’s emerging technologies in the monthly journal MSW Management, in addition to two monthly newsletters: MSW Solutions and E-News.
• SWANA hosts WASTECON, the leading conference in the solid waste field. This is the only conference run by and for solid waste professionals.
• Visit the SWANA Store for event registrations, membership opportunieis, to purchase publications and proceedings, and swana apparel.