Trash Troubles /tags/trash-troubles Trash Troubles en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT The World Cup in Miami could bring half a million pounds of trash. One group hopes to bring that down /sports/2026-05-14/world-cup-miami-trash-environment The 2020 Super Bowl in Miami Gardens generated about 80,000 pounds of trash. With seven games set to take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup next month, at a time when Miami-Dade is already dealing with a trash crisis, environmentalists want to try to minimize the impact. Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT /sports/2026-05-14/world-cup-miami-trash-environment Daniel Rivero As Miami-Dade drags its feet on trash troubles, other areas smell the stench /government-politics/2026-04-17/miami-dade-trash-waste-disposal-st-lucie-okeechobee Since a waste-to-energy facility in Doral burned down in 2023, Miami-Dade has been shipping much of its trash north. It’s an expensive short-term fix for taxpayers as the county struggles to find a local solution. And in St. Lucie County, where the trash is put into trains to be shipped to Okeechobee County, it has created quite a stink. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:01:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-17/miami-dade-trash-waste-disposal-st-lucie-okeechobee Daniel Rivero, Joshua Ceballos, Jake Shore Miami-Dade Commissioner wants better coordination for trash disposal /news-in-brief/2026-02-13/miami-dade-solid-waste-trash-covanta A resolution on the Feb. 18 agenda looks to improve the county's waste planning after the devastating 2023 Covanta trash fire. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:16:52 GMT /news-in-brief/2026-02-13/miami-dade-solid-waste-trash-covanta Joshua Ceballos Is it trash or recycling? A new website answers that question for Miami-Dade residents /education/2025-11-17/trash-recycling-miami-dade Recyclepedia has created an interactive map of the county in which users can see if and how different materials can be recycled. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT /education/2025-11-17/trash-recycling-miami-dade Natalie La Roche Pietri