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...

Arlington, VA –  The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) released its 2021 mid-year LD-2 lobbying disclosure and LD-203 contribution reports and Federal Electon Commission (FEC) filing in further demonstration of the organization’s...

Arlington, VA – The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, by a vote of 69-30. Included in the legislation were several provisions important to NWRA, including funding for roads and bridges, but also the...