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title: February 14 Weekly Wrap-Up
description: SWANA's weekly update on the latest industry news and happenings.
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# [February 14 Weekly Wrap-Up](https://blog.swana.org/weeklywrap-feb14)

 Written by [Sarah Beidleman](https://blog.swana.org/author/sarah-beidleman) | Feb 14, 2020 9:00:00 PM

SWANA's weekly wrap-up will keep you up-to-date with everything that is happening in SWANA and the solid waste industry.

## Industry Watch

**SWANA's new ARF report** looks at the highest shortage of truck drivers in a decade and how it uniquely impacts the waste collection industry. [Read More](https://swana.org/News/NewsDetail.aspx?nc=430)

Nothing Says ‘I Love You’ Like Secondhand Roses. [Read More](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/nyregion/flowers-valentines-day-environment.html)

Udall, Lowenthal, Merkley, Clark Unveil Landmark Legislation to **Break Free From Plastic Pollution**. [**Read More**](https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-lowenthal-merkley-clark-unveil-landmark-legislation-to-break-free-from-plastic-pollution)

**Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act** debuts in Congress, instigating packaging EPR debate. [Read More](https://www.wastedive.com/news/udall-lowenthal-break-free-from-plastic-pollution-recycling-epr/571985/)

Diapers to bricks: a $100 billion plastic challenge. [Read More](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-12/from-diapers-to-bricks-a-100-billion-plastic-waste-challenge)

National EPR campaign kicks off with anti-plastic film screening, activist support. [Read More](https://www.wastedive.com/news/udall-lowenthal-plastics-legislation-documentary-marine-debris/571869/)

# **Maine** packaging EPR bill, a national bellwether, could reshape municipal funding. [Read More](https://www.wastedive.com/news/maine-packaging-epr-bill-national-bellwether-recycling/571788/)

**Indiana Recycling Coalition** announces 30 recycling rock stars. [Read More](https://indianarecycling.org/press-release-indiana-recycling-coalition-announces-30-recycling-rock-stars/)

A Short Guide to **OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements**. **[Read More](https://safesitehq.com/osha-recordkeeping/)**

A day in the life of New York sanitation workers, who get up at 3:30 a.m. to pick up trash in one of the filthiest cities in America. [Read More](https://www.businessinsider.com/department-of-new-york-city-sanitation-worker-day-in-the-life)

**Republic Services** sees 'momentum shift' around recycling contracts, plans solar investment. [Read More](https://www.wastedive.com/news/republic-services-q4-2019-recycling-solar-momentum-slager/572331/)

As recycling languishes, business leaders endorse U.S. plastic waste legislation. [**Read More**](https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2020/recycling-languishes-business-leaders-endorse-us-plastic-waste-legislation/86566)

**Vermont** finds PFAS in 95% of waste samples, as states increase landfill scrutiny. [Read More](https://www.wastedive.com/news/pfas-landfill-cleanup-vermont-michigan-casella-sanders/571855/)

Joint solid waste and recycling conference planned in **Virginia Beach**. [Read More](https://wasteadvantagemag.com/joint-solid-waste-recycling-conference-planned-in-virginia-beach/)

**Waste Management** predicts March DOJ approval for Advanced deal, with 'robust' divestiture interest. [Read More](https://www.wastedive.com/news/waste-management-q4-2019-advanced-disposal-doj-divestiture/572303/)

 

 

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