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NWRA Issues Policy Position on Extended Producer Responsibility
The policy position paper identifies five significant issues currently facing recycling.
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NWRA’s Anne Germain Selected as Subject Matter Expert for Waste Worker Health Study
Germain will work with the project’s researchers on an online survey.
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NWRA Receives Clean 2020 Financial Audit
NWRA releases copy of full 2020 audit.
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NWRA Safety Monday Encourages an Organized Cab
Items and trash on the dash can become dangerous in a rollover.
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NWRA Urges Support for DRIVE-Safe Act
The DRIVE-Safe Act is bipartisan legislation that would address the driver shortage facing many industries.
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CPSC Refuses Meeting with Industry to Discuss How Cellphones are Killing our Workers
Cell phones are an inherently addictive consumer product resulting in injuries and fatalities that are killing waste and recycling workers.
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NWRA Urges Support for Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
The investments included in the bipartisan bill would facilitate needed repairs and improvements to roads, bridges and rail.
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Building Your Personal Brand – Presented by NWRA Women’s Council
On August 26 at 12 p.m. ET, the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) Women’s Council will host a one-hour…
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NWRA’s Safety Monday Reminds Waste Collection Workers to Start the Day with a Pre-trip Check
A pre-trip check will help identify any issues with the vehicle that may make it unsafe to operate.
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NWRA Applauds Inclusion of RECYCLE Act Language in Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Bill
NWRA has been working with members of Congress on this legislation for nearly two years.
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NWRA Wins Highest Honor Awarded to Associations for its COVID-19 Response
NWRA honored with prestigious award for advocacy efforts during COVID-19 crisis.
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NWRA Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan FET Repeal Bill
NWRA helped lead the effort to secure early support for the bill.