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Solid Waste Authority Of Palm Beach County News

As Storm Threatens, Helpful Hurricane Resources

Limit Yard Work To Learn how to prepare your family by visiting
What Is Necessary ReadyPBC.org.
• Get the PBC Dart app on your smart phone.
As Palm Beach County can usually • Watch a short video from the SWA for tips on
be in a cone of uncertainty, that is not hurricane safety.
the time to do major yard work or begin • Learn about SWA collection priorities after a storm.
construction projects. • Learn more from the National Hurricane Center.
The Solid Waste Authority of Palm • Learn more from the Florida Division of Emergency
Beach County asks all county residents: For additional information on debris collection in Management.
• Not to cut down trees or do major unincorporated parts of Palm Beach County, contact SWA About The SWA
yard work. Customer Information services at (561) 697-2700 or 866 The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County is a
• Not to begin construction projects (792) 4636 (toll-free), or visit SWA.org/Hurricane. dependent special district that was created by the Florida
that produce debris. Residents living within city boundaries should Legislature in 1975. Since then, the SWA has developed
Once a Watch or Warning has been issued: call their local municipality for their bulk collection an award-winning integrated solid waste management
• Do not trim vegetation of any kind. guidelines. Check the SWA website for municipal contact system to handle the county’s waste and recyclables. We
• Do not take materials to the curb, transfer stations or information. call ourselves AWAY: whether you throw it, recycle it or
landfill. Services may be suspended and facilities closed early flush it AWAY, we put your waste to work. Each year, we:
to prepare for the storm. COVID-19 Impacts On SWA • Process more than 90,000 tons of recyclables
The SWA cannot guarantee debris pickup when a storm • Combust approximately 1.8 million tons of trash to
is approaching. There is not enough manpower, equipment Programs And Services generate electricity at renewable energy facilities
or hours in the day to collect and dispose of large amounts • Produce enough electricity to power approximately
of debris when a storm is nearing landfall. Once wind speeds Garbage, recycling and bulk waste remain on schedule 74,000 homes
increase, trucks cannot safely be on the road. The SWA and for Palm Beach County residents and all SWA are open • Recycle more than 150,000 tons of wastewater
the haulers must prepare their own facilities and equipment and operating at normal capacity. treatment residuals (sludge from flushes) into
to safely weather the approaching storm. If using an SWA facility for a crucial need, we ask that environmentally-friendly fertilizer
The SWA is working with the PBC Emergency you please wear a mask. • Safely dispose of more than 4.2 million pounds of
Operations Center to monitor the storm’s potential path to If taking this time at home to clean up or clean home hazards
make a determination on any facility closures or cancelled out, use your curbside bulk collection for disposal. In • Collect water off of the roofs of Renewable Energy
garbage, recyclables and yard waste collections in the unincorporated Palm Beach County, bulk item pick up is Facility 2 and store it in a 2 million gallon cistern, which
unincorporated parts of the county. But, we need the help provided once a week and limited to 3 items per collection is used as part of the energy making process
of every resident for the efficient removal of debris leading day. If you live in a city, contact them for bulk item With the recent changes to the SWA’s website, anyone
up to and after the storm. collection. can now sign up to receive SWA news, calendar updates,
For COVID-19 impacts to solid waste services and jobs, or other Web postings of interest by signing up
programs, please visit SWA.org/COVID19. online.
More on SWA cancelled/postponed programs:

Garage sales/yard sales Drainage Information From Northern

sales are NOT Palm Beach County Improvement District

Why do some yards flood after large quantities of rain? The simple answer is according to most
allowed in approved drainage designs, some water is meant to be temporarily stored in public recreational
areas, yard swale and streets. The excess surface water slowly drains to community lakes or on-site
PGA National. ponds via street and yard drainage grates and/or via swales, ditches and canals. The more complex
answer is that each yard is different. Some yards have drainage swale areas. These are areas that
are sloped to catch water and filter out pollutants as water is absorbed into the ground. Some yards
direct water to the community drainage system as run-off with very little water retained in the yard.
Familiarize yourself with how your yard was built to determine how water drains from your home.

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