WI Chapter of SWANA

Welcome to the home page of the WI Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA).

Our association represents more than 7,500 solid waste professionals nationwide and over 200 professionals in the State of Wisconsin.

Each year SWANA in conjunction with AROW and WCSWM co-sponsor the Wisconsin Integrated Resource Management Conference. This year's conference will be held at Wilderness Territory/Glacier Canyon Lodge Conference Center in Wisconsin Dells, WI.

For information on the 2012 Wisconsin Integrated Resource Management Conference, please click here

For information on the 2009 Complete Attendee List and Session Presentations, please click here

SWANA began as the Government Refuse Collection & Disposal Association in the 1950’s with the purpose of sharing ideas and solutions to managing municipal waste. Known now as SWANA and based near the nation’s capital, the association continues to be a source of ideas and solutions, by providing information, training programs, and networking opportunities to solid waste professionals in the US and Canada.

With more than 7,500 members in 45 state and provincial chapters, SWANA serves:

The underlying link between all of our diverse members is their professionalism and their commitment to excellence in the increasingly complex field of solid waste management.

Becoming a Member

Why join SWANA? Joining SWANA is one decision that we truly believe can have a profound impact on your career. You will have the chance to network with colleagues from throughout North America and gain access to two top publications filled with timely and valuable information. SWANA offers discounts on top-of-the-line training events and educational products. In addition, SWANA provides accessibility to information via online training and focuses on issues that matter to you. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact our Member Services Team at 1-800-GO-SWANA or visit www.swana.org.

To download a membership application, please click here

To join SWANA by using our Web site, please click here

What Members are Saying

“Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) staff relies on SWANA courses and meetings for professional development, training and networking to maintain its cutting edge leadership” 

--N.C. Vasuki, Delaware Solid Waste Authority

"I’m proud to be a SWANA member too.  We can move agendas forward faster if we all network as a professional community and that is one big benefit of SWANA."

--Heidi Sanborn, R3 Consulting Group