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SWANA Mid-Atlantic Chapter – 2020 Scholarships
The SWANA Mid-Atlantic Chapter is accepting applications for the 2020 Scholarship program through May 1, 2020. The program is open to full-time students including incoming college freshmen, sophomores, juniors/seniors, or graduate students (majors for the latter two...
MRN Awards $500 Scholarship at 2019 MDE Sculpture Contest
Amber George (4th from the left) wins for “Plastic Reef.” Also pictured left to right are Jeanette Garcia Polasky, Rashida White, MRN president Melissa Filiaggi, Phil Bresee, and Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles. At MDE’s 18th annual Rethink Recycling...
Take Back Control of Your Recycling Program
On this webinar, hear Dr. Tim Townsend, the Jones Edmunds Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Florida tackle the question, “How do we move away from focusing solely on tons recovered and measure the wider environmental benefits that come through considering the entire life cycle of the materials we use?”
Maryland House Bill 171 – Organic Materials Diversion and Infrastructure – Final Report
On May 4, 2017, Governor Larry Hogan signed House Bill 171 (“bill”) entitled Yard Waste, Food Residuals, and Other Organic Materials Diversion and Infrastructure – Study, Chapter 384, Acts of 2017. The bill became effective July 1, 2017 and required the...
Leverage the 6Es
On this webinar, hear Dr. Tim Townsend, the Jones Edmunds Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Florida tackle the question, “How do we move away from focusing solely on tons recovered and measure the wider environmental benefits that come through considering the entire life cycle of the materials we use?”
Over 150 SWM & Recycling Pros Gather for a Day of Learning & Networking
Over 150 solid waste management and recycling professionals convened on Tuesday, June 11 at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum Heights, MD to learn about and discuss the hottest topics in the industry including the effect of a changing climate on waste management and...
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China Unveils Five-year Plan to Ban Single-use Plastics
Details on India’s mixed paper import crackdown
U.S. EPA’s Cleaner Trucks Initiative Launches Next Chapter for Advanced Diesel Technology
New SWANA Report Focuses on Safety at Landfills
Shrinking budgets, rising seas: How local newsrooms can cover climate change
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