In a report to county commissioners, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava noted that a mid-July commission discussion centered on a concern that “recycling is much more expensive than simply taking the same waste to a landfill.” She sought to explain why she thinks recycling must continue. The discussion revolved around the pressure to raise recycling rates and whether that could be alleviated by canceling the county’s three recycling contracts.
It was mentioned, erroneously, that Broward County already had halted its recycling programs, although some Broward County cities have stopped their programs. Mayor Levine Cava’s memo pointed out that state law “requires local governments to have recycling programs.
“And it is a key part of our strategy,” the mayor’s memo continued, “of reducing our dependency on landfills, and moving towards zero waste, where we repurpose and recycle materials back into our economy.”