/tags/waste waste en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:18:01 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-12/broward-cities-will-vote-on-the-future-of-browards-trash The Solid Waste Authority was created in 2023 when 28 cities and the county signed an interlocal agreement (ILA). The organization has just ratified its Solid Waste Masterplan that seeks to lay the groundwork for the next 40 years of waste disposal. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:18:01 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-12/broward-cities-will-vote-on-the-future-of-browards-trash Carlton Gillespie /environment/2026-06-10/how-the-florida-panthers-modernized-their-recycling-to-win-off-the-ice The Panthers have seen significant return on their investment into modernizing their waste disposal practices. This past season the team diverted 217,000 lbs of trash from ending up in landfills. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-10/how-the-florida-panthers-modernized-their-recycling-to-win-off-the-ice Carlton Gillespie /environment/2026-04-15/florida-joins-growing-national-push-to-stop-the-spread-of-sewage-sludge North Florida flat, rural cattle pastures — longtime dumping grounds of South Florida's sewage sludge — will close their gates to feces-filled trucks by 2028. That's owing to a provision of Florida's Farm Bill, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in March. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:41:00 GMT /environment/2026-04-15/florida-joins-growing-national-push-to-stop-the-spread-of-sewage-sludge Rose Schnabel /environment/2025-09-12/can-worms-ai-garbage-sorters-or-a-trash-id-app-help-solve-miami-dades-waste-crisis Those three are just a few of the proposals companies have pitched to a county hoping to find new ways to reduce the steam of waste fastly filling landfills. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-09-12/can-worms-ai-garbage-sorters-or-a-trash-id-app-help-solve-miami-dades-waste-crisis Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald /environment/2025-07-18/miami-dade-gets-back-on-track-to-build-waste-incinerator-but-where Two years after Miami-Dade’s largest waste incinerator went up in flames itself, county commissioners agreed to put the county back on track to constructing a new one. But the question remains: Where to put it? Fri, 18 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-07-18/miami-dade-gets-back-on-track-to-build-waste-incinerator-but-where Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald /environment/2025-03-17/miami-dade-composting Miami-Dade County announced in a contest that it will pay at least three early-to growth-stage startup businesses $100,000 to jump-start projects that encourage better recycling, more organic waste disposal and community education on how to properly sort trash. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-03-17/miami-dade-composting Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald /government-politics/2025-02-25/monarch-hill-landfill-mount-trashmore-expansion The vote over expansion of the site commonly known as Mount Trashmore had been delayed at various commission meetings. In the face of objections from some in the surrounding communities, commissioners cited the need to serve the county’s waste disposal needs as a whole. Dissenting commissioners said they wanted to wait until the Solid Waste Authority’s master plan was finished. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:34:28 GMT /government-politics/2025-02-25/monarch-hill-landfill-mount-trashmore-expansion Carlton Gillespie /environment/2025-02-03/as-miami-dade-cools-on-burning-its-garbage-is-it-finally-compostings-big-moment A new Miami-Dade County report outlines what would need to happen to make large-scale composting happen in South Florida. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:00:00 GMT /environment/2025-02-03/as-miami-dade-cools-on-burning-its-garbage-is-it-finally-compostings-big-moment Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald /government-politics/2025-01-28/broward-county-again-votes-to-defer-landfill-decision The deferral is meant to give the County’s Solid Waste Authority time to determine if the Monarch Hill site could have any future use for anything other than a landfill. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:36:44 GMT /government-politics/2025-01-28/broward-county-again-votes-to-defer-landfill-decision Carlton Gillespie /government-politics/2025-01-27/mount-trashmore-landfill-broward-size The proposals would allow for the landfill, known locally as Mount Trashmore, to increase its height by 100 feet and its horizontal footprint by almost 25 acres. The urgency of the vote has been exacerbated by more than a decade of failed governmental cooperation, corporate wars and even global economics. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-01-27/mount-trashmore-landfill-broward-size Carlton Gillespie