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title: December 20 Weekly Wrap-Up
description: SWANA's weekly update on the latest industry news and happenings.
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# [December 20 Weekly Wrap-Up](https://blog.swana.org/weeklywrapup-dec20)

 Written by [Sarah Beidleman](https://blog.swana.org/author/sarah-beidleman) | Dec 21, 2019 6:30:00 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 **responds to BLS 2018 industry fatality data. [**Read More**](https://swana.org/News/NewsDetail.aspx?nc=424)

**BLS: **collection worker fatalities up dramatically in 2018. [**Read More**](https://www.wastedive.com/news/bls-collection-worker-fatalities-up-dramatically-2018/569167/)

**Chicago** area recycling industry struggles after China bans waste imports. [**Read More**](https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/chicago-area-recycling-industry-struggles-after-china-bans-waste-imports/)

How many **curbside recycling programs **have actually been cut? [**Read More**](https://www.wastedive.com/news/curbside-recycling-cancellation-tracker/569250/)

Heroic city workers help save man's lift at **Lompoc Landfill. [Read More](https://www.noozhawk.com/article/heroic_city_workers_help_save_mans_life_at_lompoc_landfill)**

**New Jersey Assembly **passes organics diversion mandate without landfill exemption. [**Read More**](https://www.wastedive.com/news/new-jersey-legislature-murphy-food-waste-recycling-bill/569369/)

**New York** bottle bill expansion could boost glass container recycling by 65%. [**Read More**](https://www.wastedive.com/news/new-york-bottle-bill-expansion-glass-recycling/568679/)

New law creates statewide paint recycling program in **New York. [Read More](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.productstewardship.us/resource/resmgr/press_releases/Media-Release_NYS-Paint-Stew.pdf)**

**Plastics Industry Association: **applause for introduction of RECOVER Act. [**Read More**](https://www.gupta-verlag.com/news/industry/23667/plastics-industry-association-applause-for-introduction-of-recover-act)

**Recycling Rethink:** What to do with trash now that China won't take it. [**Read More**](https://www.wsj.com/articles/recycling-rethink-what-to-do-with-trash-now-china-wont-take-it-11576776536) 

How **recycling **has changed in all 50 states. [**Read More**](https://www.wastedive.com/news/what-chinese-import-policies-mean-for-all-50-states/510751/)

Can Loop actually disrupt society's packaging habit? Inside **TerraCycle's **grand experiment. [**Read More**](https://www.wastedive.com/news/terracycle-loop-consumption-experiment-convenience-costs/569363/)

**Waste industry **sees increase in fatalities, data shows. [**Read More**](https://www.wastetodaymagazine.com/article/swana-nwra-bls-fatality-data-waste-industry/)

**Waste and Recycling Industry **sees jump in fatalities. [**Read More**](https://www.waste360.com/labor-relations/waste-and-recycling-industry-sees-jump-fatalities)

Ten major dates in garbage man history. [**Read More**](https://www.wasterecyclingworkersweek.org/10-major-dates-in-garbage-man-history-2019/)

When a trash can becomes a roadway hazard. [**Read More**](https://www.waste360.com/legal/when-trash-can-becomes-roadway-hazard)

 

 

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