Employment within the waste management and remediation services industry has reached a record high, according to the National Waste & Recycling Association (NW&RA), citing statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
BLS announced employment of 382,500 workers in the waste industry for July 2014, an increase of 1,200 employees (0.3 percent) from June’s numbers. “The BLS data reflect a general improvement in current economic conditions as well as seasonal factors impacting the industry,” says Sharon H. Kneiss, president and CEO of the Washington-based NW&RA.
According to the NW&RA, the waste management and remediation services category (NAICS 562) includes solid waste collection, hazardous waste collection, other waste collection, hazardous waste treatment and disposal, solid waste landfill, solid waste combustors and incinerators, other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal, remediation services, material recovery facilities and all other waste management services.
The National Waste & Recycling Association represents the private sector waste and recycling services industry, with member companies that collect and manage garbage, recycling and medical waste, equipment manufacturers and distributors and other service providers.
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