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Recent News Releases

NSWMA forms Alabama Chapter (May 13)
NSWMA, Dallas Settle Flow Control Lawsuit (May 8)
EIA partners with Waste and Recycling Accounts Receivable Experts to Help Members (May 7)
Waste Industry Contributes to Florida Natural Gas Incentives Bill (May 6)
EIA Welcomes Certification Director (May 6)
EIA Women's Council Awards Scholarships to Five Students (April 25)
Waste and Recycling Industry Innovation Makes Positive Greenhouse Gas Trend Possible (April 18)
Wisconsin Bill Would Encourage Drivers to Slow Down Around Garbage Trucks (April 18)
Environmental Industry Associations Hires Standards and Statistics Programs Manager (April 10)
EIA welcomes safety director (April 3)
EIA Women’s Council Promotes “Where Does My Garbage Go?” Coloring Books as Educational Resource for Earth Day (March 29)
Environmental Industry Associations announces new staff (March 20)
NSWMA Supports Proposed Business Integrity Commission (BIC) Regulations (March 14)
NSWMA Files Amicus Brief with South Carolina Supreme Court (March 13)

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Solid Waste in the News

County to hike tipping fees (Daily Union, March 20)
US recycling of rigid plastics tops 930 million pounds (Plastics News, March 19)
Strategy for Seattle’s smelly waste: It’s Kittitas County’s problem (Post-Intelligencer, March 19)
U.S. Infrastructure gets D+ in annual report (Washington Post, March 19)
Unwanted Electronic Gear Rising in Toxic Piles (New York Times, March 18)
US Chamber, trade groups back smelly mega dump in Lee County (The State, March 18)
Worker Is Crushed by Garbage Truck Compactor in Brooklyn (New York Time, March 16)
Hennepin County: Standoff over trash burner's capacity is rubbish (Star Tribune, March 15)
Garbage collection is "one of the most hazardous jobs" (Canadian Medical Association Journal, March 15)
Fresno's voters to decide who gets the trash, other cities watch (Reuters, March 15)
Trade Group Supports Crack Down on Unscrupulous NYC Waste Practices (Waste Business Journal, March 14)
Prize-winning recycling plan could start in 2 years (The Huston Chronicle, March 13)

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EIA is the trade association that represents the private sector solid waste and recycling industry through its two sub-associations, the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) and the Waste Equipment Technology Association (WASTEC).

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