SWANA releases online report addressing hurricane debris management

Deanna Hart

After the devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Silver Spring, Md., has issued a report on how to handle waste removal necessitated by the natural disasters. The report, titled “Hurricane Katrina Disaster Debris Management: Lessons Learned from State and Local Governments,” was put together at the request of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and is a compilation of methods to manage various environmental concerns such as household hazardous waste and electronic and automobile waste.

For additional information and to access the report, visit www.swana.org.