Welcome to SWANA BC Pacific

The BC Pacific Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America welcomes you to our new online home. Our mission at SWANA BC Pacific is to advance comprehensive and integrated municipal solid waste management in British Columbia.

Click the About Us button at left to find out more about who we are and what we do.

Please note that we are in the process of populating the site with new photos and other features to bring even more value to your SWANA BC membership.  Stay tuned!

2008 SWANA Scholarship Forms Available Now

Since 1994 the BC Pacific Chapter of SWANA has offered each year a number of scholarship awards to encourage students studying in disciplines related to solid waste management at British Columbia universities or colleges.  In this time, 43 scholarship awards totalling over $23,000 have been provided to students from eight different post-secondary institutions throughout BC.  Last year the awards were $1000 each.

SWANA BC Training Conference & 'GHG from A to Z' Workshop a Success!

May 2008 saw the beginning of a new feature for the BC Chapter - an annual training conference.  Member as well as general public response exceeded expectations. Over 60 people sat down for examinations associated with Landfill and Transfer Station operations. The wrap up workshop on the Friday saw an additional 90 persons attending the 'GHG from A to Z' session.  Whether or not you were able to attend the GHG training sessions in Victoria, you'll want to take a look at the high calibre presentations that were made at this inaugural SWANA BC Pacific Training Conference. Just click here to go to our Technical Library, which shortly will host all presentations made at SWANA BC training events, as well as works presented by SWANA BC members at other events and conferences.  Click here to go to the Technical Library.