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Zero-waste advocates and town officials praise Broward decision; urge vigilance on new waste-to-energy language
Summary
Town zero-waste leaders said the Broward Solid Waste Authority moved away from proposing a new waste-to-energy incinerator and a motion was made to limit future siting; Town officials credited local advocacy and asked staff to ensure the authority's revised master-plan language is reflected in the minutes.
Members of the Town of Southwest Ranches and county officials reported progress on a county-level solid-waste master plan and credited resident advocacy and the town’s zero-waste advisory group with influencing the Broward Solid Waste Authority.
Debbie Green, chair of the town’s zero-waste committee, reported that public feedback and executive-committee discussion prompted the authority’s technical consultants to remove plans that would treat new waste-to-energy facilities as a likely outcome. At the Broward Solid Waste Authority executive committee meeting, her account said, co-chairs and other members discussed removing wording that had allowed “new waste to energy” sites to be considered later; a motion was made to tighten language so that new waste-to-energy facilities would be allowed only at existing waste-to-energy sites, if at all.
Speakers at the meeting lauded Mayor Bry Cruz’s leadership on the authority and urged continued local engagement while the committee awaits minutes and final language from the authority’s consultants. Council members and attendees applauded the work and urged continued monitoring to ensure the revised language is recorded correctly in the authority’s minutes.
Debbie Green also reported local implementation steps (town residential composting pilot with over 60 participants and several hundred pounds collected during initial pickups) as part of the town’s broader zero-waste strategy.
