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By Jeremy K. O’Brien, P.E The long-term availability of a cost-effective, reliable and sustainable solid waste management system is an important component of the infrastructure needed by a local community to spur economic development. In this regard, municipal solid waste management (MSW) systems that utilize waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities to process unrecycled waste for energy recovery provide a number of noteworthy economic development benefits. A previous article on this topic was published in the ...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Environment, SWANA, WTE
Written by Jeremy K. O’Brien Founded in 2001, the SWANA Applied Research Foundation (Foundation) is now in its 13th year. The purpose of the Foundation is to conduct collectively funded applied research projects that address pressing solid waste issues identified by the Foundation’s subscribers. The Foundation is funded by 35 organizations that contribute annual subscription fees amounting to a little over a “penny per ton” of the solid waste collected or managed annually through their systems. Fou...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Human Resources, SWANA
Written by Jeremy O’Brien SWANA staff and member volunteers are busy planning the 2013 Road To Zero Waste Conference and the 17th Annual Landfill Symposium, which will be held simultaneously in Atlanta, Georgia, during the week of February 25, 2013. The theme of SWANA’s 17th annual Landfill Symposium is “Maximizing Waste Reduction, Recycling and Recovery Activities at Landfills.” One objective of the symposium is to present strategies that are being used at Subtitle D landfills to divert organic wa...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Management, Recycling, SWANA
We at MSW Management are pleased to present the 2012 winners of the SWANA Excellence Awards. Communication Gold —City of St. John’s, St. John’s, NF Silver —Gwinnett County Government, Lawrenceville, GA Bronze —City of Charlotte, Solid Waste Services, Charlotte, NC Public Education Gold —Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, Pensacola, FL Silver —County of Orange & Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana, CA Bronze —Eco-Cycle, Boulder County, CO Marketing Gold —City of Charlotte, Solid Waste Services, Charl...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Human Resources, Operations, SWANA
Written by Jeremy O’Brien The SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) was founded in 2001 and is now in its twelfth year (FY2012) of research. The purpose of the ARF is to fulfill SWANA’s mission of “advancing the practice of economically and environmentally sound MSW management” by conducting collectively funded and defined applied research projects that address pressing solid waste issues identified by the ARF subscribers. The ARF is funded by member jurisdictions and other organizations that co...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Landfill, SWANA, Wastes
In 1996, in an effort to promote education and professional development, SWANA established the Grant H. Flint International Scholarship Awards Program. The program is initiated by the chapters through their chapter scholarship committees. Eligible candidates must be natural or adopted children or grandchildren of a member (sponsor) in good standing as of May 1 of the calendar year. SWANA student members in good standing are also eligible for Category II. Candidates residing in a chapter area must be sel...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Human Resources, Management, SWANA
As the world’s population increases with the potential for an increase in waste with less space in which to manage it, and as rules and regulations become tighter, SWANA is poised to support its membership with the necessary education, information, and training to stay on top of solid waste trends. “The future is coming on, whether we want it to or not,” says Anne Germain. Germain, SWANA’s vice president and president elect, is chief of engineering and technology of the Delaware Solid Waste Authority. S...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Human Resources, Management, SWANA
Written by John Skinner SWANA’s growth and development over its 50-year history is a testament to the dreams and vision of the early solid waste pioneers that formed the association. Today, SWANA has nearly 8,000 individual members from the public and private sectors, organized into 45 chapters in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean. Over the years, SWANA members have created a wide range of professional development programs and services to meet their ever-changing needs: An extensive training program, in...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Human Resources, Management, SWANA
Written by John Trotti While many of the charter members of what began as the Government Refuse Collection and Disposal Association (GRCDA) in 1962 are no longer with us, their spirit and dedication live on in what has grown to become the largest waste management association in the world. Indeed, its legacy is felt far beyond the confines of North America, where its many programs and initiatives serve as models for others around the globe. It is here that we at MSW Management wish to express our gratitu...... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Human Resources, Management, SWANA
It was 1961, the dawn of an era of rapid and significant social, political, and technological changes. The Soviets send the first man in space. John F. Kennedy is elected president—the first Catholic holding the office—while the man who would become the first black president, Barack Obama, was born. In 1961, Kennedy is confronted with the Bay of Pigs invasion and also in that year establishes the Peace Corps. The American civil rights movement takes shape; meanwhile, race riots erupt across the country....... continue reading
From: MSW Management Topics: Human Resources, Management, SWANA
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