Waste Management and Remediation Services Trade Associations

Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

Nonprofit professional association for air quality and waste/environmental management professionals, providing education, training, and a neutral forum for 5,000+ members worldwide.

https://www.awma.org/ Membership: 5,000

American Biogas Council (ABC)

U.S. trade association for the biogas/RNG sector representing companies across the full anaerobic digestion value chain; ABC reports 400+ member organizations and 6,000 professionals.

https://americanbiogascouncil.org/ Membership: 400

Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)

North American trade group for the plastics recycling value chain; APR notes 300+ member companies and represents roughly 90% of post‑consumer plastics recycling capacity in the U.S. and Canada.

https://plasticsrecycling.org/ Membership: 300

Battery Council International (BCI)

Trade association for North America’s battery industry (manufacturers, recyclers, suppliers, retailers); BCI reports representing 160+ member firms.

https://batterycouncil.org/ Membership: 160

Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition)

North American trade association and advocacy voice for renewable natural gas; the RNG Coalition says it represents 400+ member companies across the RNG value chain.

https://www.rngcoalition.com/ Membership: 400

Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA)

Only U.S. national trade association dedicated to C&D recycling; CDRA has about 300 members including recyclers, haulers, contractors, and equipment suppliers.

https://cdrecycling.org/ Membership: 300

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) / Recycled Materials Association (ReMA)

Trade association for the recycled materials industry (metals, paper, plastics, electronics, rubber, etc.); ISRI—now rebranding as ReMA—reports nearly 1,700 member companies.

https://www.isri.org/ Membership: 1,700

International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)

Global professional association advancing sustainable waste management; ISWA reports 1,200+ members across 90+ countries and a worldwide network spanning the waste sector.

https://www.iswa.org/ Membership: 1,200

i‑SIGMA (International Secure Information Governance & Management Association)

International trade association (formed via NAID and PRISM) for secure information destruction and records/information management firms; i‑SIGMA notes 1,200+ member locations globally.

https://isigmaonline.org/ Membership: 1,200

National Demolition Association (NDA)

U.S. trade association for the demolition industry; NDA states it is the voice of 450+ industry companies and hosts the sector’s largest annual convention.

https://www.demolitionassociation.com/ Membership: 450

National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA)

Largest U.S. organization representing onsite and decentralized wastewater professionals (designers, installers, service providers, regulators); membership is primarily via state affiliates.

https://www.nowra.org/ Membership: 300

National Rural Water Association (NRWA)

Largest water and wastewater utility membership organization in the U.S., representing 31,000+ water and wastewater utilities; supports training and technical assistance nationwide.

https://nrwa.org/ Membership: 31,000

National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA)

U.S. trade association for the private-sector solid waste and recycling industry; NWRA reports nearly 700 member companies operating in all 50 states.

https://wasterecycling.org/ Membership: 700

NASSCO — National Association of Sewer Service Companies

North American trade association for sewer assessment, maintenance, and rehabilitation; NASSCO says it has nearly 700 member organizations spanning contractors, suppliers, engineers, and public agencies.

https://nassco.org/ Membership: 700

Portable Sanitation Association International (PSAI)

Global trade association for portable sanitation operators and suppliers; PSAI reports “hundreds” of member companies and convenes 600–700+ professionals annually at its convention (member count shown here is a conservative estimate).

https://community.psai.org/ Membership: 300

Product Stewardship Institute (PSI)

National membership-based nonprofit that advances extended producer responsibility policy and product stewardship; PSI’s network includes 47 state environmental agency members, hundreds of local governments, and 120+ corporate/organizational partners.

https://productstewardship.us/ Membership: 167

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)

North America’s largest member-based solid waste association; SWANA serves 10,000+ public- and private‑sector professionals with training, certification, safety, and research programs.

https://swana.org/ Membership: 10,000

U.S. Composting Council (USCC)

U.S. trade association for organics recycling and compost manufacturing; USCC reports 800+ members and a growing global community.

https://www.compostingcouncil.org/ Membership: 800

U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA)

U.S. trade association for tire manufacturers; USTMA currently lists 11 member companies operating 50+ tire manufacturing facilities nationwide.

https://www.ustires.org/ Membership: 11

Waste‑to‑Energy Association (WTEA)

U.S. trade association (formerly the Energy Recovery Council) representing companies and communities that rely on waste‑to‑energy; ERC historically reported ~60 members; WTEA now carries that mission forward nationally.

https://www.wte.org/ Membership: 60