Segment aired on August 26, 2026 BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — South Florida is in the grips of a growing solid waste crisis, with landfills quickly filling up and recycling falling way short. Just weeks after Miami-Dade unveiled its zero waste master plan, Broward has...

Solid Waste Authority of Broward County’s Master Plan Moves Forward A Regional Solution for Recycling and Solid Waste Management BROWARD COUNTY, FL (August 26, 2026) – The Solid Waste Authority of Broward County’s (SWA) Solid Waste Management and Recycling Master Plan...

Published on July 21, 2026 Broward County’s Solid Waste Authority is one vote away from adopting an ambitious master plan that promises to overhaul the way we get rid of our trash and commit to the practice of recycling. Of the 28 municipalities that are part of the...

Published on July 12, 2026. Our generation grew up hearing three words: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Reduce the amount of waste you generate by choosing objects with less packaging. Reuse items instead of throwing them away after their first use. Recycle waste materials...

Published on July 8, 2026. As concerned citizens, we are issuing this appeal to member cities of the Solid Waste Authority of Broward County (SWABC) who have not yet scheduled their vote on the Broward Solid Waste Master Plan. Please schedule your vote as soon as...

Published on July 3, 2026. As we go about our day, we don’t really think about what happens to our trash after it leaves the curb. But here’s something worth thinking about: in Broward County, we create approximately 20,000 pounds of waste every minute. Today, much of...

Published on July 2, 2026. As we go about our day, we don’t really think about what happens to our trash after it leaves the curb. But here’s something worth thinking about, in Broward County we create approximately 20,000 pounds of waste every minute. It must go...

Published on July 1, 2026. As we go about our day, we don’t really think about what happens to our trash after it leaves the curb. But here’s something worth thinking about, in Broward County we create approximately 20,000 pounds of waste every minute. It must go...

Published on June 18, 2026. Waste management in Broward County is at a crisis point, experts say. This summer, governments around the county — including Coral Springs — are taking new steps to address it together. On Wednesday, June 17, city commissioners voted...

Published on June 18, 2026. How will we manage our 5 million tons of trash in Broward? I have been proud to see the results of three years of hard work by our local leaders in the 28-city Solid Waste Authority of Broward County (SWABC) with a master plan that avoids...