Tension is growing in Florida as officials and residents spar over where to put a proposed waste incinerator, which could be the country’s largest ever.
What’s happening?
Miami-Dade County is at battle over where to build a new waste incinerator capable of burning up to 4,000 tons of garbage a day, KFF Health News reported. The problem? No one wants it in their backyard, and all four sites considered at a planning meeting in September were in or near what the publication calls “some of the region’s most diverse communities.”
Protesters overflowed at the meeting, worried about the health and economic impacts of having a trash incinerator nearby. The rift underscores the ongoing challenge of meeting the needs of the community — the county produces nearly double the national average per person of garbage, with tourism contributing to the problem — while addressing public health concerns.
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