Arlington, VA – Congress passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) worked closely with lawmakers and staff to...

Arlington, VA – A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for COVID-19 issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) last week. The ETS requires employers with 100 or more...

Arlington, VA –The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its 2020 Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illness report. According to the report, private industry employers reported 2.7 million non-fatal workplace injuries and...

Arlington, VA – The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) released its fact sheet explaining the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for COVID-19 announced today by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The new ETS...

Arlington, VA – The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) joined other associations in a letter to House and Senate tax-writing committees, calling on Congress to oppose proposed changes to the grantor trust and valuation rules in H.R...

Arlington, VA – The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) hit another dead-end in its efforts to have cell phones regulated after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) responded to the association’s October 4, 2021, letter. In its...

Arlington, VA – The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking for clarification on federal agencies’ jurisdiction over mobile phones as it relates to safety. NWRA has...

Arlington, VA – The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) joined other associations on a letter urging Congress to include a five-year reauthorization of transportation programs in the bipartisan infrastructure package recently approved by...

Arlington, VA –  The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) and the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) released their quarterly manufacturing statistics report. The report provides important information to help NWRA’s...

Arlington, VA –  The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) and the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) released a poster today encouraging waste collection workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the Delta variant...