Palm Beach County residents are Recycling Right! In the last fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2016 to Sept. 30, 2017), county residents recycled more than 80,000 tons of material! That’s about 160 million pounds of recyclable waste that would have otherwise been trashed.
As a result, the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County has paid more than $873,000 to Palm Beach County cities through its Municipal Revenue Share Program in Fiscal Year 2017.
The Municipal Revenue Share Program rewards the SWA’s municipal partners for the role they play in making Palm Beach County’s recycling program successful. The cities collect and transport recyclables to the SWA, and once the SWA has sorted, baled and sold those commodities, the revue is shared back with the cities.
Since the SWA started the Municipal Revenue Share Program in 2010, local municipalities have shared almost $9.3 million dollars.
The annual Revenue Share breakdown by municipality is as follows:
- Atlantis
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $3,191.57
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 1,470.00
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $35,056.86
- Belle Glade
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $3,197.91
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 1,218.70
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $28,750.17
- Boca Raton
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $121,890.12
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 57,657.13
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $1,384,404.12
- Boynton Beach
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $62,739.07
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 27,934.61
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $661,095.13
- Briny Breezes
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $1,329.99
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 596.32
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $14,144.34
- Cloud Lake
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $133.10
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 59.63
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $1,414.32
- Delray Beach
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $81,251.20
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 36,476.01
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $864,664.41
- Glen Ridge
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $266.03
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 119.27
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $2,828.99
- Greenacres
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $39,096.17
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 17,756.51
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $422,300.98
- Gulf Stream
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $1,728.49
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 712.69
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $16,439.61
- Haverhill
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $1,861.59
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 834.83
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $19,801.40
- Highland Beach
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $8,776.69
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 4,012.99
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $95,539.00
- Hypoluxo
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $4,388.46
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 2,013.78
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $47,882.50
- Juno Beach
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $7,048.04
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 3,060.67
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $71,642.61
- Jupiter
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $70,479.69
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 30,677.21
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $724,276.09
- Jupiter Inlet Colony
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $664.92
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 298.19
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $7,073.10
- Lake Clarke Shores
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $3,856.64
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 1,760.71
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $41,999.72
- Lake Park
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $7,195.70
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 3,032.43
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $69,105.03
- Lantana
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $12,234.06
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 5,906.05
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $145,447.56
- Loxahatchee Groves
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $3,457.37
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 1,550.40
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $36,774.70
- Manalapan
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $1,035.76
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 371.26
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $8,748.56
- Mangonia Park
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $1,728.49
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 775.23
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $18,388.24
- North Palm Beach
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $27,115.57
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 10,888.83
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $254,907.01
- Ocean Ridge
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $3,590.30
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 1,648.89
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $39,299.72
- Pahokee
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $4,521.38
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 2,188.71
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $52,525.53
- Palm Beach
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $28,368.52
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 12,463.75
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $292,230.59
- Palm Beach Gardens
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $68,618.10
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 -30,631.68
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $726,103.46
- Palm Beach Shores
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $2,925.55
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 1,311.78
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $31,116.89
- Palm Springs
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $22,207.65
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 9,331.62
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $218,069.56
- Riviera Beach
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $41,357.09
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 19,282.64
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $460,657.44
- Royal Palm Beach
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $34,707.93
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 15,347.51
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $363,180.22
- South Bay
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $2,393.56
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 1,136.14
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $27,422.44
- Tequesta
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $7,845.83
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 3,557.12
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $84,561.57
- South Palm Beach
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $3,856.64
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 1,775.25
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $42,224.51
- Village Of Golf
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $398.90
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 202.57
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $5,080.38
- Wellington
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $61,436.97
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 27,306.68
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $645,809.83
- West Palm Beach
- FY 2017 Total Revenue - $126,996.76
- Total Tons Recycled since 2010 - 57,185.02
- Total Revenue Share received since 2010 - $1,361,534.20
Each municipality spends their portion of the Revenue Share as they see fit.
The net Revenue Share for each municipality consists of the total recovered residential materials revenue received by the SWA for each quarter less the processing cost for that quarter. That amount is divided by the total tons received to determine an average price per ton and multiplied by the adopted annual Revenue Share percentage (50% in FY 17) to set the program price for the quarter. The revenue received from recovered materials varies depending on market prices and availability.
Self-haul municipalities receive their Revenue Share based on the actual weight of acceptable loads delivered to an approved SWA facility. The other municipalities, who share a common hauler, share the balance of those revenues in proportion with their total equivalent residential unit (ERU), which is calculated with single family and mobile homes as 1 ERU each and multifamily homes as 0.75 ERU per unit.
The items processed for recycling in Palm Beach County’s dual bin recycling system are:
BLUE BIN
- Plastic Bottles and Containers
- Cans, Food and Beverage
- Glass Bottles and Jars>
- Cartons, Milk and Juice
- Drink Boxes
YELLOW BIN
- Cardboard
- Cut and flattened to 36-inches x 36-inches or less
- Newspapers and Inserts
- Office and School Paper
- Mail
- Magazines
- Dry Food Boxes
- Paper Bags
- Cardboard Paper Rolls
- Pizza Boxes
PLEASE NO
- Plastic Bags
- Foam Products
- Aluminum Foil or Pans
- Shredded Paper
- Plastic Eating Utensils or Straws
- Paper Plates
- Paper Towels or Napkins
- Coat Hangers
- Light Bulbs
- Needles
And, When in doubt, throw it out!
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