Waste & Recycling Workers Week

ELEVATE Solid Waste & Recycling Workers!

Please take the time and ELEVATE one or more of your employees for the SWANA-Georgia Chapter story series featured on our social media during Waste & Recycling Workers Week, June 15-20, 2026.

Each of the first 15 selected Essential Employees will receive a small gift from SWANA-Georgia Chapter.

2026 Applications Available at the following Nomination Form/Survey

2026 Deadline: Friday, June 5, 2026 EXTENDED to Friday, June12, 2026!

Email to [email protected] WITH a photo of the nominee.

For more information, visit wasterecyclingworkersweek.org or email [email protected].

*Additional organizational logo(s) may be added to reproductions of the resources (attained through the links below) for use in specific entities; however, please note that the SWANA-Georgia Chapter logo may not be removed or altered in any way.

Dear SWANA-Georgia Chapter Members,

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)-Georgia Chapter and the Georgia Recycling Coalition are celebrating Waste & Recycling Workers Week again this year. The theme for 2026 is ELEVATE: History.Individual.Profession during Waste and Recycling Workers Week, June 15-20, 2026.

This effort by SWANA-Georgia Chapter is intended to ELEVATE the importance of Solid Waste Workers across Georgia. Solid Waste workers provide a necessary service for the health and safety of our communities. Our jobs require technical experience, certifications, licensing, and degrees that many folks don’t expect for a profession in solid waste.  Help us ELEVATE the profession by telling our stories and communicating the importance of our profession. 
 
Please join us and celebrate Waste & Recycling Workers Week, June 15-20!

To support your celebration for this week, we are providing you with this toolkit of information, ideas and guidance.  Click the buttons in the right column for:

  • Weekly Guide with ideas to celebrate your solid waste workers
  • Sample press release to promote your efforts to your local media
  • Sample social media content to use on your Facebook, Twitter, or other 
  • Sample proclamation
  • Other Resources

Don’t forget to help us ELEVATE the solid waste profession!
 
Sincerely,
Matt Dolan
SWANA Georgia Chapter President