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From The Desk Of Commissioner Weinroth

One of the responsibilities The mission of the SWA is to manage the materials The SWA provides business with Waste Reviews so
assigned to the member discarded by the residents and businesses of Palm Beach they can better manage their garbage and recyclables.
of the Board of County County in a manner consistent with its legislative mandate, For residents, the SWA offers onsite tours for school and
Commissioners is to oversee applicable local, state and federal ordinances, regulations community groups (over 1,400 since 2009) and educational
the Solid Waste Authority of and laws. presentations coupled with recycling education materials.
Palm Beach County as its The SWA has built an award-winning integrated system of Residents need to understand that unless the materials
Board of Directors. During facilities that combines recycling, renewable energy and land are properly separated, its value is diminished. One simple
its most recent organizational filling to effectively manage the county’s waste. The SWA’s behavioral change is to refrain from placing contaminated
meeting, the commissioners system includes two waste-to-energy facilities, landfills, a materials (e.g., pizza boxes) in with the recyclables. It is
elected me chair of the SWA. materials recycling facility, a biosolids processing facility, also important to realize that materials placed at the curb
And so it was inevitable that seven household hazardous waste collection facilities and a (e.g. cardboard boxes) that have not been cut down to fit in
I would take some time to network of six transfer stations. the yellow bin will not be recycled.
become more familiar with the operations of this essential The programs developed and implemented by the The SWA Waste-to-Energy facility reduces the volume of
government agency. SWA are designed to integrate solid waste transportation, waste disposed in the landfill while producing clean energy
The Solid Waste Authority is responsible for providing an processing, recycling, resource recovery and disposal from household garbage. According to the EPA, WTE plants
economical and environmentally conscious Integrated Solid technologies, protect the environment, achieve the state’s are a “clean, reliable, renewable source of energy” that
Waste Management System for Palm Beach County. 75 percent recycling and waste reduction goal and inform generate electricity “with less environmental impact than
With approximately 400 employees, the SWA provides the public about solid waste management issues. almost any other source of electricity.” In fact, WTE plants
solid waste disposal and recycling services and programs to Recycling is supported by a continuing educational improve air quality by decreasing the consumption of fossil
the county’s 1.5 million residents and businesses and also program to help residents understand how and what to fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas.
provides solid waste and recycling collection services to recycle. Many well-meaning residents do not recycle Additionally, the SWA uses landfill gas, which consists
the residents and businesses in unincorporated Palm Beach effectively causing the recycle stream to be contaminated primarily of methane, as a renewable energy source to
County through private haulers. thus increasing costs to the county. produce clean energy as an alternative to fossil fuels.
working to be environmentally friendly, go to: SWA.org 
To learn more about the SWA and how our county is being
Embracing My Limitations

By Judith Levy Now about my hair. Here today and gone tomorrow.
Yes, I notice my hair is getting thinner and the grey in
Things are changing. me insists on coming out. I don’t really want to go to the
Now I’m involved with beauty parlor, because I’m trying to stay distanced, but
the hereafter. I go into when I look in the mirror someone I don’t know, or am
a room and ask myself, even sure I want to know is looking back. Well honey, get
“What am I here after?” used to it and make friends with what you see, because till
This happens time and this pandemic is over we all have to opt for adjustments
time again. Then I start and be less demanding. It comes under the heading of
to berate myself for my making safer choices, which in the end is much wiser.
forgetfulness when I So, what adjustments have you had to make? I’ve given up
really need to praise myself for all I do remember. Yes, travelling, beauty parlors, including manicures and pedicures,
I must embrace my limitations and feel good for all I’m indoor restaurant dinners, and visits to friend’s homes. I’m not
still capable of and not be down on me for what I forget. shaking hands, I’m not even doing elbow taps because you
If I had an eighty year old refrigerator and it still have to get too close to do that and I’m distancing. I really
worked but didn’t make ice cubes anymore, would I be feel good that I’m doing all I’m able to avoid getting sick,
mad? No. Well, I’m more than eighty years old and I and that’s the best I can do. I hope you are doing that too.
don’t make ice cubes anymore, but there’s lots I can do, Well, excuse me, I have to go and wash my hands.
and I must pat myself on the back and feel good about For those who are celebrating the High Holy Days, “I
the positives in my life and you should too. wish you and all our neighbors a happy, healthy and safe
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Have you called someone who needed to hear a friendly
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