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title: January 4 Weekly Wrap-Up
description: SWANA's weekly update on the latest industry news and happenings.
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# [January 4 Weekly Wrap-Up](https://blog.swana.org/weeklywrapup-jan4)

 Written by [Sarah Beidleman](https://blog.swana.org/author/sarah-beidleman) | Jan 4, 2020 1:00:00 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

**Amazon **boxes a holiday gift for paper mills. [**Read More**](https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061923061)

**Connecticut **approves $750K for landfill cleanups as PFAS lawsuit continues. [**Read More**](https://www.wastedive.com/news/deep-connecticut-landfill-cleanup-pfas-mdc/569700/)

Six of the most forgotten features at **HHW collection facilities**: Part 1. [**Read More**](https://wasteadvantagemag.com/six-of-the-most-forgotten-features-at-hhw-collection-facilities-part-1/)

When some municipalities stopped recycling, this **Iowa county **processed more. [**Read More**](https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-some-municipalities-stopped-recycling-this-iowa-county-processed-more-11577269801)

**Longmont, CO **post-holiday recycling recycling gives new life to waste. [**Read More**](https://www.timescall.com/2019/12/26/longmont-post-holiday-recycling-gives-new-life-to-waste/)

The global garbage economy begins (and ends) in this **Senegalese dump. [Read More](https://www.thenation.com/article/garbage-china-senegal-economy/)**

**USTDA **connects U.S. companies to solid waste management opportunities in emerging markets. [**Read More**](https://wasteadvantagemag.com/ustda-connects-u-s-companies-to-solid-waste-management-opportunities-in-emerging-markets/)

 

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