DALTON-WHITFIELD SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY CELEBRATES SOLID WASTE SUPERHEROES DURING 2022 WASTE & RECYCLING WORKERS WEEK

(Dalton, GA) – June 1, 2022 – Dalton Whitfield-Solid Waste Authority announced today that it has joined with the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Georgia Chapter in celebrating 2022 Waste & Recycling Workers Week.  This year Waste and Recycling Workers week is June 12-18, 2022.  This week-long awareness effort is focused on solid waste workers as superheroes. 

Recycling Collections Coordinator was recognized by Georgia SWANA for his work in honor of Waste and Recycling Workers Week.

The theme this year is Solid Waste Workers are Superheroes!

Participation in the Waste & Recycling Workers Week means that Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority has joined with the SWANA Georgia Chapter and other municipalities, organizations and companies throughout the state, committing to elevating the status of solid waste management workers, and thanking them for keeping us safe and healthy.

“The DWSWA is proud to participate in this state-wide effort to recognize our solid waste workers as superheroes that protect health and the environment against unmanaged waste,” said Dirk Verhoeff, Director of Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority.

SWANA-Georgia Chapter plans to feature solid waste workers throughout the state on its website gaswana.org and social media accounts during this week. 

“Solid Waste Workers may not be able to bend steel with their bare hands or leap tall buildings in a single bound but they collect trash, recycling and compostables in all types of weather to protect our health and safety.  Solid Waste Workers may not fly around in an invisible jet but are skilled Commercial Drivers and Collectors that are employed in the sixth most dangerous profession in the United States.  Solid Waste Workers are TRUE superheroes,” said Suki Janssen, SWANA-Georgia Chapter President.

SWANA-Georgia Chapter wants to bring awareness to protect solid waste workers and elevate the importance of the tasks they perform for Georgia residents. SWANA-Georgia Chapter wants to thanks all solid waste workers for staffing landfills, transfer stations, recycling centers, driving trucks, and picking up litter.  If you would like to know more about Waste & Recycling Workers Week or SWANA Georgia Chapter please visit, gaswana.org or visit SWANA-Georgia Chapter on Facebook.

ABOUT SWANA GEORGIA CHAPTER: For more than 50 years, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has been the leading professional association in the solid waste field. Founded in 1962,
​the association has 10,000+ members. The Georgia Chapter serves over 400 members throughout Georgia, through conferences, certifications, publications, and technical training courses. SWANA-Georgia represents industry leaders from every discipline in solid waste management. Our chapter provides multiple benefits to our members, including the opportunity to hear about the latest technologies and/or developments in our industry and to network with other solid waste professionals. Our mission is to Educate, Innovate, and Communicate. 

Solid Waste Employees Place First In State Road-E-O

Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority staff members placed first in their division at the 2012 Landfill Equipment and Truck Road-E-O hosted by the Georgia Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America in June and qualified for the International SWANA Road-E- O. Thirty-four heavy equipment operators and drivers from across the state competed in Dublin, Georgia. Lead Equipment Operator, Eddie Ashe took 1st place in the Rubber-Tire Loader division and Driver, Jeremy Flood placed 1st in the Roll-Off truck division. Pictured during the award presentation are Denise Wood, DWSWA Chairwoman and City of Dalton Councilwoman, Eddie Ashe, Jeremy Flood, and Norman Barashick, Executive Director of the DWSWA. Both Ashe and Flood will go on to compete with 100 operators and drivers from across the US, at the SWANA International Road-E-O in Lexington, Kentucky in September.