About Us

The Nebraska Cornhusker Chapter of SWANA is a statewide professional organization in the Solid Waste industry whose members are dedicated to the minimization and/or elimination of solid waste through a comprehensive reuse, recycle and disposal hierarchy approach to solid waste management. Our mission is to advance the practice of environmental and economical management of the Solid Waste industry in the State of Nebraska. Our members include public and private sector employees, along with consultants, engineers, planners, regulators and local elected officials and represent primarily public sector agencies in the solid waste management industry through:

• Full support of the Mission, Core Purpose and Values, and overall guiding principles of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)

• Education of our members and the general public

• Furthering our strong working relationship with federal and state regulators