Solid waste refuse and recyclable material collection ranked as the fifth-deadliest industry in the U.S. in 2018. More recently, while SWANA observed a decrease in fatal incidents early in 2020, it noted a rapid increase in tragic events beginning...

Ask any leader from any sized waste and recycling company, and he will say that safety is a top priority. Even with this ethos top of mind, we are still the fifth most dangerous occupation. ...

Week-long Initiative is Designed to Increase Workplace Safety

PHOENIX, AZ --- August 10, 2020 — Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emission and infrastructure solutions, announces a minimum order of 2,500 electrified refuse trucks from Republic Services, expandable up to 5,000. This...

A San Diego-based driver and fleet safety technology company announced it has mapped data from vehicles traveling more than 1 billion miles on U.S. roads, including 1.8 million unique miles. This is thanks, in part, to a partnership with STS...

Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is proud to support Safe + Sound Week, August 10 – 16. This nationwide event held each August recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers...

A Philadelphia city sanitation worker’s online campaign to raise money to buy personal protective equipment for his department is going strong and is a quarter of the way toward meeting its goal...

If someone would have asked me to forecast the number of fire incidents we would experience for the month of July, on July 1, I would have said 35 to 40. This is based on historical numbers and the increasing trends we have been experiencing since...