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Broward Solid Waste Authority outlines 40-year master plan and seeks public input
Summary
Todd Storty, executive director of the new Broward Solid Waste Authority, told the Hollywood City Commission the authority will draft a regional 40‑year master plan addressing landfill capacity, recycling and organics processing, with draft recommendations and a financial analysis due in January–February 2025 and public outreach beginning immediately.
Todd Storty, executive director of the Solid Waste Authority of Broward County, presented the authority’s 2024–25 budget and described a regional master-plan process intended to guide solid-waste disposal and recycling for the next four decades.
Storty told the Hollywood City Commission the authority is in a startup phase: it has established governance, opened a website for public feedback and intends to deliver draft recommendations and a financial analysis in January–February 2025. He said the master plan will examine short- and long-term options — including expanded recycling, organics management (composting or anaerobic digestion) and mixed-waste processing facilities — and will quantify capital and operating costs for each option.
“Short term, we have limited landfill space and limited capacity at waste‑to‑energy facilities,” Storty said. He described mixed‑waste processing systems and in‑vessel composting as emerging technologies that can recover remaining materials and create higher‑value compost, but cautioned capital costs can be large: “a single‑stream recycling facility could cost in excess of $55 million,” he said.
Commissioners pressed Storty on timing and costs. Commissioner Schuham asked whether the consultant’s draft would include price tags; Storty said it would include a financial analysis and facility assessment. Storty said the authority will host listening sessions and start master‑plan meetings in February 2025, and that the authority’s governing board will present recommendations for local governments to consider.
The presentation emphasized community engagement. Storty said the authority would solicit ideas, surveys and public input so the plan reflects local priorities. He encouraged residents to use the authority’s website and attend the upcoming outreach meeting in Lauderhill.
What’s next: draft recommendations and a draft financial plan are expected January–February 2025; public master‑plan meetings are tentatively scheduled beginning in February 2025.
