Air & Waste Management Association

The Air & Waste Management Association (abbreviated AWMA) is an international nonprofit professional organization focused on environmental protection and improving environmental decision-making. As of 2021, it has over 5,000 professional members in 65 countries, and it has 34 sections and 65 chapters around the world.[1] It was founded in June 1907 by a group of smoke inspectors in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its original name was the International Association for the Prevention of Smoke,[2] and its name was subsequently changed several times to reflect changes in its members' interests.[3] Specifically, it was renamed the Smoke Prevention Association of America in 1915, the Air Pollution Control Association in 1950, and obtained its current name in 1988.[4][5]

Air & Waste Management Association
AbbreviationAWMA
TypeNonprofit
Legal statusProfessional organization
Location
FieldsEnvironmental protection
Membership (2021)
5,000+[1]
President
Brian Bunger
President-Elect
Nancy E. Meilahn Fowler
Vice President
Elizabeth Foeller
PublicationJournal of the Air & Waste Management Association
Websitewww.awma.org
Formerly called
  • International Association for the Prevention of Smoke
  • Smoke Prevention Association of America
  • Air Pollution Control Association

References
  1. "A&WMA - Who We Are". AWMA. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  2. Beck, Bill (May 2007). "The First Half-Century: Pre– and Post–World War II Growth". Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 57 (5): 636–639. doi:10.1080/10473289.2007.10465345. ISSN 1096-2247. PMID 29091575.
  3. Falk, Cathy (2021). "Air and Waste Management Association". Environmental Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  4. "About Us". Ontario Section of the AWMA - Air & Waste Management Association. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  5. "Air and Waste Management Association". Union of International Associations. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
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