Page 2 - The Shores of Jupiter - February '23

Page 2, The Shores

Deadline for the March Solid Waste Authority from page 1 • Latex paint: more than 2,700,000 pounds
• Electronics: more than 900,000 pounds
Issue is Feb. 15 Ultimately, more than 73,900 tons of recyclables were • Used motor oil: more than 500,000 pounds

Mail or email to: sold to mills and factories that could use them in making • Cylinders/propane tanks: more than 190,000 pounds
materials for new products. The top recycled items were:
• Batteries (lead acid): more than 80,000 pounds
Bill Thompson, 18583 Lake Bend Drive • Mixed paper: more than 32,600 tons • Corrosives: more than 60,000 pounds
billthompsonsoj@gmail.com • Cardboard: more than 16,500 tons • Pesticides and poisons: more than 37,000 pounds
• Glass: more than 16,000 tons Though this effort is not a part of the traditional
• Plastic: more than 5,300 tons Municipal Revenue Share program, it demonstrates that
The Shores of Jupiter • Steel/Ferrous: more than 1,100 tons our county’s residents do take an active role to dispose
• Aluminum: more than 950 tons
of items the right way.
website: • Cartons: more than 27 tons About The SWA
The revenue received from marketing these recyclables
The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County is
www.theshoresofjupiter.org varies due to market conditions and international policy. a Dependent Special District that was created by the
Each municipality is able to spend their portion of the Florida Legislature in 1975. Since then, the SWA has
Municipal Revenue Share as they feel appropriate. developed an award-winning integrated solid waste
The FY 2022 Municipal Revenue Share Breakdown management system to handle the county’s waste and
Is As Follows recyclables. We call ourselves AWAY: whether you throw
Disclaimer Jupiter it, recycle it or flush it AWAY, we put your waste to work.
Copy appearing herewith may not be the viewpoint • FY22 tons recycled: 3,696.59 Each year, we:
of The Shores Board of Directors or its newsletter editor. • FY22 Municipal Revenue Share: $39,434.57 • Process more than 100,000 tons of recyclables
Nor should responsibility be assigned for accuracy or • Total tons recycled since 2010: 49,526.13 • Combust approximately 1.8 million tons of trash to
validity or articles contributed by residents or other • Total Municipal Revenue Share received since 2010: generate electricity at renewable energy facilities
articles chosen by the publisher or the editor. $800,683.99 • Produce enough electricity to power approximately
The net Municipal Revenue Share for each municipality 74,000 homes, about the number of homes in Boca Raton
consists of the total recovered residential materials and Palm Beach Gardens
Realtime Property Management revenue received by the SWA for each quarter less the • Recycle more than 150,000 tons of wastewater
of South Florida LLC processing cost for that quarter. That amount is divided treatment residuals (sludge from flushes) into
by the total tons received to determine an average price environmentally-friendly fertilizer
Beth White, RPA, LCAM, President/CEO per ton and multiplied by the adopted annual Municipal • Safely dispose of about 4.9 million pounds of home
bwhite@realtimepm.com • (561) 763-0086 Revenue Share percentage (50 percent in FY 22) to set hazards
the program price for the quarter. The revenue received
• Collect water off of the roofs of Renewable Energy
140 Intracoastal Drive, Ste. 403 from recovered materials varies depending on market Facility 2 and store it in a 2-million-gallon cistern, which
Jupiter, FL 33477 prices and availability. is used as part of the energy making process
Self-haul municipalities receive their Municipal With the recent changes to the SWA’s website, anyone
Revenue Share based on the actual weight of acceptable can now sign up to receive SWA news, calendar updates,
The Shores Of Jupiter Homeowners loads delivered to an approved SWA facility. The other jobs, or other web postings of interest by signing up
online.
municipalities, who share a common hauler, share the
Association Inc. balance of those revenues in proportion with their total Connect with the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach
Board Of Directors, Committee equivalent residential unit (ERU), which is calculated County at www.SWA.org.
with single-family and mobile homes as one ERU each
Board Of Directors: and multifamily homes as 0.75 ERU per unit.
David Lindley, President ................................. 743-5522 In addition to traditional recyclables, almost 4.9
Art Cummings, Vice President........................ 743-0047 million pounds of home chemicals were collected to be
Bill Thompson, Secretary ............................... 762-1832 safely disposed of or recycled. The most dropped off
Barry Parker, Treasurer ............................785-320-1745 home chemicals were:
John Hornyak, Director ............................561-512-2237
Sal Greco, Director ..................................561-602-6397
Brian Martin, Director .................................... 448-6998
Architectural Control Committee:
Brian Martin, Co-Chair .................................. 448-6998
Sal Greco, Co-Chair .................................561-602-6397
John Hornyak ...........................................561-512-2237
Compliance Committee:
Art Cummings, Chair ...................................... 743-0047
Lakes And Parks Committee:
David Lindley, Chair ....................................... 743-5522
Landscaping And Irrigation Committee:
Emily O’Mahoney, Chair ................................ 747-9048
Crimewatch Committee:
Bill Thompson, Chair ...................................... 762-1832
Welcoming Committee:
John Hornyak, Chair ................................561-512-2237
Sylke Lopez
Infrastructure
David Lindley, Chair ....................................... 743-5522
Communications and Newsletter Editor:
Bill Thompson, Chair ...................................... 762-1832
Events & Social Media Committee:
Barry Parker, Co-Chair ............................785-320-1745
Kristi Parker, Co-Chair ...................................................
Francesca Brown
Tracey Lavoll
Sylke Lopez
Anais Maristany-Diaz
Dena Martin
Webmaster
Kristi Parker
Realtime Property Management of South Florida LLC:
Beth White ...................................................... 763-0086
bwhite@realtimepm.com

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