by Laurie Menekou | May 14, 2026 | Media Coverage
Published in the New Pelican on May 7, 2026. Hillsboro Beach – This town Tuesday became the fourth Broward County municipality to endorse the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) agreement that is promising a better deal on solid waste services in the future. On hand to...
by Laurie Menekou | May 14, 2026 | Media Coverage
Published in the Sun Sentinel on May 2, 2026. Broward County’s ambitious “master plan” for revamping the way we all dispose of our trash and embrace recycling is fast approaching a significant deadline, according to the chairman of the governing board and...
by Laurie Menekou | Apr 29, 2026 | Media Coverage
BROWARD COUNTY, FL (April 27, 2026) – On April 17, 2026, the Governing Board of the Solid Waste Authority of Broward County (SWA) approved a 40-year Solid Waste Management and Recycling Master Plan (Master Plan). The approval set in motion a 120-day window for the...
by Laurie Menekou | Apr 28, 2026 | Media Coverage
Published in Sun Sentinel on April 28, 2026. Managing trash is an essential service for a functional society. Broward generates 5 million tons of garbage annually, or 20,000 pounds per minute. As our population increases, so will our trash. The regional...
by Laurie Menekou | Nov 18, 2025 | Media Coverage
Sun Sentinel | Mike Ryan | November 11, 2025 Broward County has a waste crisis. We generate about 20,000 pounds of waste every minute, which is about 10.6 billion pounds every year. Our county landfill is nearing capacity and the waste-to-energy facility is at...
by Laurie Menekou | Nov 18, 2025 | Media Coverage
Local 10 | Louis Aguirre | November 12, 2025 SUNRISE, Fla. — Saturday marks National Recycling Day, a reminder of the importance of cutting waste and recycling correctly — a message that hits especially close to home in South Florida, where cities and counties are...
