1. Your Profile - Complete your profile information and upload a profile picture so other members can learn about you and see who you are.

2. Notification & Email Preferences - Turn on notifications in your preferences to receive auto-notifications from the website regarding committees, members, and weekly or daily updates. Join email lists under Email Communication Preferences to receive bulletins and digests which come directly from MWA staff.

3. Staff Accounts - Ensure that all staff members who would like to participate in the MWA are registered. Municipal can invite up to 20 additional staff to create their own staff accounts, free of charge–Corporate and Associate, there are 10 seats available. Staff must create their own accounts in order to access the online member community, participate in committees, receive updates and newsletters, and take advantage of member pricing for events.
To add staff accounts, have your master account holder go to the Staff tab on their account + settings page, then use the direct link or invitation form to invite staff to set up their accounts.

4. Committees - Join any of the five active committees on the Committees page. Subscribe to each committee blog to receive notifications when new posts are made. NEW in 2025: The MWA introduced a Depot Community working group.

5. Members' Inquiries - If you are seeking information from others on a particular issue or topic, post an inquiry to the Members' Inquiries forum. Subscribe to receive notifications when new Members' Inquiries are posted. See Instructions and Tips for Posting and Replying to Members' Inquiries.

6. Community Forum - Post an update, article of interest, or something that you're working on with the MWA community using the Community Forum. Subscribe to receive notifications when new posts are created.

7. Events - See the Community Calendar for upcoming events, webinars, and important dates.

8. Resources - Explore the Resource Library to view material & program-specific resources that are relevant to the municipal waste and circular economy sectors.

9. News - Read the latest Community News for updates on MWA, advocacy & regulatory affairs, items of interest, and more.

10. Opportunities - Search for and upload opportunities on MWA’s public Jobs Board and Tenders Board.

MWA Member Community

The MWA Online Member Community has many features and functions to explore. See below for a screenshot of the Member Community with navigation tips!

If you have any questions, feedback, or ideas on how to improve our online community and activities for our members, please do not hesitate to reach out to mwa@municipalwaste.ca