The Sanitation Workers Support Fund established by Glad and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) will provide financial assistance to front-line solid waste and recycling collection workers in the United States and Canada adversely impacted by COVID-19. Glad has provided $200,000 to the Fund, to be administered and distributed by SWANA.

“SWANA is very pleased to be collaborating with Glad to provide money to front-line collection workers and their families who have been adversely affected by the coronavirus,” said David Biderman, SWANA CEO and Executive Director. “We’re very proud that Glad chose SWANA as its trusted partner in this important, timely, and generous effort. We expect to distribute needed financial assistance to hundreds of sanitation workers throughout the United States and Canada, at a time when they really need it most.”

“Glad is proud to support front-line collection workers through this partnership with SWANA and the Sanitation Workers Support Fund,” said Eric Schwartz, General Manager of Glad. “These men and women are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, working to keep us all safe, and are too often underappreciated during this time. Through this Fund, we’re honored to support those workers and their families, who have been negatively impacted by this pandemic.” 

Front-line solid waste and recycling collection workers will potentially qualify for assistance if they: (1) have tested positive for COVID-19; (2) were laid off because of COVID-19 and continue to be unemployed; or (3) if an immediate family member was a front-line solid waste or recycling collection worker and passed away as a result of the coronavirus. Individuals directly impacted by COVID-19 by testing positive for the coronavirus or who lost their job due to the coronavirus and are currently unemployed can receive US $500. Immediate family members (spouse or minor children) of a solid waste and recycling collection worker who died due to COVID-19 can receive US $2,500. 

SWANA will begin accepting applications to the Fund on May 1, 2020.

For more information and applications for the Sanitation Workers Support Fund, visit SWANA.org.