IWA's affiliate program connects equipment manufacturers, insurance providers, fleet service companies, and other vendors with independent waste operators through a community they already trust.
Affiliate membership starts at $250/year.
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The Opportunity
Independent waste haulers are a significant part of the solid waste industry. They buy trucks, bodies, containers, insurance, software, fuel, and financing. They need the same services large fleets do.
They buy from people they know, people they've met, and people other haulers vouch for.
IWA is where those relationships start.
What Affiliate Membership Includes
IWA events are built for independent operators. Equipment demos, vendor showcases, educational sessions. Your company gets in front of the people who actually make purchasing decisions for their operations. Not a procurement department. The owner.
Members see your company, what you offer, and how to reach you. This is a curated directory of companies that chose to support the independent hauler community, not a pay-per-click ad board.
Recognition in member communications, event materials, and digital channels. Your participation in IWA signals that you understand and value the independent operator market.
Event sponsorships and program partnerships are available for affiliates who want deeper involvement. These are structured around IWA's programming, not generic logo placement.
Affiliate members are held to the same Code of Conduct as hauler members. Quality, integrity, professionalism. That standard protects you as much as it protects the haulers. When a member finds you through IWA, there's already an implied level of trust.
Ready to be in the room?
Starts at $250/year. Event sponsorship also available.
Who Should Apply
If your business serves the solid waste and recycling industry and you want a direct, trusted relationship with independent haulers, this program will help you do just that.
If you're looking for a mailing list or a one-time sponsorship, this probably isn't the right fit. IWA affiliate membership is a relationship with a community, not a transaction.
All affiliate members receive directory listing, event access, and community visibility. Event sponsorship opportunities are also available.
Standards
IWA affiliate members agree to a Code of Conduct that covers quality, integrity, professionalism, and ethical business practices. We hold our vendor partners to the same expectations we hold our hauler members.
That's not a formality. It's what keeps IWA a community worth being part of, for haulers and affiliates alike.
Common Questions
Equipment manufacturers and dealers, insurance providers, truck and body builders, fleet software companies, fuel suppliers, financing companies, safety equipment suppliers, consulting firms, and other service providers that support independent waste and recycling operators.
Trade show sponsorships give you a booth for a weekend. IWA affiliate membership gives you ongoing visibility within a professional community that meets regularly, communicates between events, and has a shared identity. The relationships you build here carry forward.
Through the IWA affiliate directory on our website, at regional events, and through IWA member communications. Affiliate visibility is built into the community experience, not bolted on.
All affiliate members agree to IWA's Code of Conduct, which covers quality, integrity, professionalism, and ethical business practices. Those standards are enforced by the Board. Our hauler members trust what comes through IWA, and we take that seriously.
Yes. Affiliate members have access to IWA regional events. Event formats include vendor showcases specifically designed for affiliates to demonstrate products and services to attending haulers.
Hauler membership starts at $100/year and covers training, safety resources, events, and community access. Learn about hauler membership
IWA affiliate membership puts your company in front of the owners and operators who make buying decisions for their businesses, inside a community they already trust. That access starts at $250/year.
If you want to be in the room where independent haulers are, this is how you get there.
Questions first? We're happy to talk.