For over 40 years, SWANA, The Solid Waste Association of North America, has been the leading professional association in the solid waste management field. SWANA’s mission is "to advance the practice of environmentally and economically sound management of municipal solid waste." SWANA serves over 8,000 members and thousands more industry professionals with technical conferences, certifications, publications and a large offering of technical training courses.

SWANA's Mission: To advance the practice of environmentally and economically sound
management of municipal solid waste in North America.

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