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Mar 13 2020 [Women in the Industry - Dr. Sonia Samir](https://blog.swana.org/wiwssamir) In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, SWANA is highlighting women in the industry who have shown their dedication and hard work. In this... Mar 12 2020 [Women in the Industry - Elizabeth Roe](https://blog.swana.org/wiweroe) In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, SWANA is highlighting women in the industry who have shown their dedication and hard work. In this... Mar 11 2020 [Women in the Industry - Tiffany Dunn](https://blog.swana.org/wiwtdunn) In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, SWANA is highlighting women in the industry who have shown their dedication and hard work. In this... Mar 10 2020 [Women in the Industry - Brenda Haney](https://blog.swana.org/wiwbhaney) In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, SWANA is highlighting women in the industry who have shown their dedication and hard work. In this... Mar 09 2020 [Celebrating Women in the Industry](https://blog.swana.org/celebratingwomen) In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8 and Women’s History Month, SWANA is highlighting the hard work and dedication of women in the solid... Mar 07 2020 [March 6 Weekly Wrap-Up](https://blog.swana.org/march-6-weekly-wrap-up) SWANA's weekly wrap-up will keep you up-to-date with everything that is happening in SWANA and the solid waste industry. Mar 04 2020 [Disrupting Collection with Multi-Community Contracts](https://blog.swana.org/disruptingcollection) Often times when negotiating with communities, collection contractors have the upper hand in deciding final prices for their services. Feb 28 2020 [February 28 Weekly Wrap-Up](https://blog.swana.org/weeklywrap-feb21-0) SWANA's weekly wrap-up will keep you up-to-date with everything that is happening in SWANA and the solid waste industry. 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