February 2021 
Letter from the President
Sunflower Chapter Members and Visitors,
The Chapter Board of Directors is looking forward to working with you this year.
It has been too long since our last update. A year ago, everything changed with a realization a pandemic was upon us. Suddenly everything needed to be changed. We needed to figure out how to do our work in new ways and be safe doing it. The innovations in rethinking our processes to keep ourselves and customers safe were quick and effective. We didn’t stop there, we kept innovating as necessary to fulfill our public health role of safely removing waste and placing it for composting, recycling or disposal.
I am proud of our collective success through perseverance, constant innovation, and endurance over the past year. We do our jobs without a great deal of praise but what we do matters to our communities.
Thank you for everything you do.
We hope to see you soon.
Regards,
Craig Wood, Chapter President
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The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is the leading professional association in the solid waste industry. With the mission to advance the practice of environmentally and economically sound management of municipal solid waste, SWANA provides education and networking opportunities to solid waste professionals in every facet of the industry, benefitting individual members while also furthering the work of the profession.
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Contact the Kansas SWANA Chapter
Questions and suggestions may be sent directly to:
SWANA Kansas Sunflower Chapter
Craig Wood, President
11811 S. Sunset Drive, Suite 2700, Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 715-6917
