The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County (SWA) was established in 1975 by the Florida State Legislature under the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Act, Chapter 2001-331 Laws of Florida, as amended. The SWA is a Dependent Special District governed by the seven elected County Commissioners of Palm Beach County, Florida. The governing board members are elected for terms as determined in the Solid Waste Act.
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County Commissioners and the Governing Board of the SWA»
When the SWA hired our first employee in 1975, Palm Beach County's population was 475,000, a gallon of gas cost $0.57 and the idea of the "sanitary landfill" was less than 20 years old.
Needless to say, a lot has changed in the 45 years that the SWA has been serving Palm Beach County.
