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Davie council hears Broward Solid Waste Authority master plan; consultants warn county recycling nearer 30% and deadline looms
Summary
Consultants and Solid Waste Authority leaders told the Davie Town Council the county recycling rate has declined to roughly 30% and outlined a 40-year master plan and three-phase funding approach. Officials warned the authority could dissolve unless 80% of members by population adopt a facilities amendment by Aug. 14, 2026.
At the Davie Town Council meeting, consultants for the Broward Solid Waste Authority presented a 40-year master plan and a related facilities amendment that officials said must be adopted by 80% of member jurisdictions by population or the authority could cease to exist after Aug. 14, 2026.
Daniel Deitch, project manager for SES Engineers, told the council the county’s recycling rate has slipped from about 39% to “much closer to 30%,” and framed the authority’s work around a state target of 75% recycling. “I have bad news to report. It is no longer 39%. It's much closer to 30%,” Deitch said, calling behavior change, harmonized services and financial stability the plan’s guiding principles.
The presentation outlined five scenarios for reaching higher diversion rates and emphasized using existing private and public processing infrastructure rather than immediate, major capital projects.…
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