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NWRA Requests FHWA to Issue Guidance to States to Lift Weight Requirements During COVID-19 Pandemic
NWRA has made this request of FHWA to enable haulers to adequately respond to waste that will be generated from…
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NWRA Seeks Regulatory Flexibility During COVID-19 Pandemic from States
Members are preparing for what may be “an upheaval in the way material is managed.”
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NWRA Seeks Relief on Expiring Commercial Drivers Licenses, Drug Testing, and Physicals During COVID-19
An exemption from these regulations would allow our member companies to safely respond to waste generated during the pandemic.
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NWRA Urges Vice President Pence to Provide Regulatory Flexibility for Waste Handling During COVID-19 National Emergency
This letter follows similar outreach NWRA has made to Congress, federal agencies and state governments.
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NWRA Thanks OSHA for Providing Guidance on Managing Waste and Recycling During the COVID-19 Pandemic
We appreciate that OSHA honored our request to provide guidance on its website during this health crisis.
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NWRA Issues Guidance for Waste and Recycling Operations During COVID-19 Pandemic
The guidance document is the latest resource from NWRA to provide important information about the safe handling of waste during…
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NWRA Urges Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services to Designate Waste Industry as Critical Infrastructure
It is crucial that regular waste collection be maintained in order to protect the public health.
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NWRA Urges Congress to Include Disaster Relief Funding for Industry in COVID-19 Stimulus Package
The industry continues to provide essential public health services even as customers are suspending service during this national emergency.
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DHS Designates Waste Collection “Essential Critical Infrastructure” at Request of NWRA
Major victory for NWRA advocacy.
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Waste Haulers Exempt from HOS Regulations in Expanded Emergency Declaration from FMCSA
NWRA thanks FMCSA for including waste haulers in the new declaration.
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NWRA Urges Senate Leaders to Prioritize Critical Infrastructure Industries in Stimulus Package
Homeland Security has designated solid waste as part of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce.
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NWRA Provides COVID-19 FMCSA/DHS Documents, Placards for Trucks
Includes guidance for members and clarification letter for local authorities.