General information on solid waste management

• Solid Waste Association of North America – A large industry NGO whose site offers a wealth of information. https://swana.org/default.aspx

• International Solid Waste Association – The international association for the solid waste industry with an informative website.  http://www.iswa.org/

• Solid Waste Magazine – A good industry magazine for solid waste management with an informative website.  http://www.solidwastemag.com/?&er=NA

• National Waste and Recycling Organization – An industry NGO with an informative website.  http://www.environmentalistseveryday.org/about-nswma-solid-waste-management/index.php

• Global solid waste information – This is a site from the World Bank with global solid waste information.  http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTURBANDEVELOPMENT/EXTUSWM/0,,menuPK:463847~pagePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:463841,00.html .  This World Bank report also has good summary statistics on solid waste.  http://www.scribd.com/doc/97467178/What-a-Waste-A-Global-Review-of-Solid-Waste-Management

• Incineration and climate change – A report from the Pembina Institute on impacts of incineration of solid waste on global climate emissions.  http://www.pembina.org/pub/1447

• World Waste Atlas – An interesting tool from the University of Leeds that offers  map-based information on solid waste around the world.  http://www.atlas.d-waste.com/

• Waste Management World – A highly informative website on the waste management industry.  http://www.waste-management-world.com/index.html

• Solid Waste equipment – A large site with links to the wide array of equipment available for solid waste management.  http://www.solid–waste.com