SWANA - WI Badger Chapter

Molding the Future of the Solid Waste Industry

Formed in 1988, the WI Chapter of SWANA serves solid waste professionals throughout Wisconsin. Our goal as a chapter is to enhance our profession and our members’ careers

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• Meeting Schedule

• Meeting Minutes

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CLICK HERE to see our full list of meetings and events.

• SCS Engineers - Job Listings - Currently 3 positions open in Madison, WI. (Oct 2021) - https://www.scsengineers.com/careers/job-openings 

​Send job postings to swanawi@gmail.com

• Applied Research Foundation Information

• SWANA North America

• Young Professional Membership Discount Now Available

• Join SWANA - Badger Chapter

• Associated Recyclers Of Wisconsin (AROW)

• Wisconsin Counties Solid Waste Management Association (WCSWMA)

• Wisconsin Integrated Resource Management Conference (WIRMC)

• New Website on PFAS - October 2021 -- www.WISolidWastePFAS.org

• YP SWANA BC Newsletter - February 2021

• WastDive-10/19/2020: Toxic PFAS Waste That Lasts Forever Poses Financial, Logistical Challenges for Landfills

• PFAS: A Perspective from the Solid Waste & Wastewater Industry -- Recorded Information Session from July 29, 2020

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• 10/18/2021: OSHA Top 10 Citations

• 10/11/2021: Overcorrecting

• 9/27/2021: Back Injury Prevention

• 9/20/2021: Riding Step Reminders

**For an archive of past Safety Mondays go to our Facebook page.

YP Newsletter

The latest YP Newsletter was released February 22, 2021. 

This issue includes articles on:

• Get to know your SWANA Young Professionals

  • Sujata Gautam, 2020 Brenda Lee Quinnell Rising Leader Scholarship Recipient​

  • Alex Thomas, the FIRST SWANA Badger Chapter Student Director!

  • 2020 Scholarship Recipients

• A Composting Case Study

  • Slope Retention Comparison of Varying Soil Types at Marathon County Landfill

• AROW Webinar Series​

• Tips on managing field fatigue

• COVID and Waste Management

  • Masks: A Burden for the Waste Industry or Hope for the Future?​

  • How the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Waste

• River Cleanup Recap from September 2020​

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The next edition of our biannual YP Newsletter is always in the works! If interested in contributing, please contact Board of Director and YP member Lindsey Carlson at lcarlson@scsengineers.com

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS:

Issue 6, April 2020

Issue 5, September 2019

Issue 4, February 2019

Issue 3,  July 2018

Issue 2, August 2017

Issue 1, February 2017

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MentorMatch Now Live!

SWANA's MentorMatch is the perfect place to pair up Experienced Professionals with Young Professionals and students looking for guidance to advance their careers in the solid waste management and recycling industry. Learn more and sign up using your MySWANA online account. 

Sign up today!

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Free Student Membership

Student membership is FREE! If you are a full-time student (undergraduate or graduate student) with an interest in environmental sciences, solid waste management, or recycling related professions, FREE SWANA student
membership is perfect for you. Register on the SWANA National website.

Register Here Today!

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