A draft Master Plan for a comprehensive solid waste program for Broward County has been created. It has taken 7 years of hard work, and our League has been there every step of the
way. The League supports this effort as the only viable way forward to handle our waste in an economical and environmentally sound way into the future. Visit https://browardswa.org/ for more information and a copy of the Master Plan. The Governing Board and the Executive
Committee of the Solid Waste Authority of Broward County recently passed the Facilities
Amendment and the Master Plan which is a huge accomplishment.
To begin its work , almost all of the 28 cities in the current Interlocal Agreement need to approve the Facilities Amendment by August of 2026. The League is committed to speak to our local elected officials and staff to be sure they say yes. We can use everyone's help.
Here are key points.
* Broward has a solid waste crisis which is more than 50 years in the making.
* Broward creates almost 5 million tons of solid waste every year.
* Our one landfill and one incinerator are almost at capacity.
* None of our disposal facilities (including the landfill and incinerator) are owned publicly so we are at the mercy of for-profit companies. Costs will only rise.
* Our recycling rate is about 30%. We are wasting resources and harming our environment.
* When our cities and the county work together, we can take advantage of economies of scale to control costs and protect our environment.
* 28 of our cities and the county and four professional consultants have labored over the past several years to draft a Master Plan to create a unified operation to reduce the volume of waste, recycle effectively and limit the amount of waste landfilled and burned.
* To not go forward now is to forfeit the opportunity to effectively address our solid waste crisis.
* Listen to Mayor Ryan's remarks on from June 15, 2025.