/tags/waste waste en-US WLRN Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:32:22 GMT /2024-09-18/residents-say-not-in-our-backyard-to-miami-dade-trash-incinerator Miami-Dade County Commissioners defer vote following opposition of mayor's Opa-locka West selection for a new trash incinerator. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:32:22 GMT /2024-09-18/residents-say-not-in-our-backyard-to-miami-dade-trash-incinerator Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times /environment/2024-09-11/nobody-wants-it-community-speaks-out-in-hearing-ahead-of-miami-dade-incinerator-vote Miami-Dade commissioners are expected to vote next week on selecting the location for the new incinerator after the old one in Doral burned down last year, forcing the county to ship the garbage some 100 miles north. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:58:06 GMT /environment/2024-09-11/nobody-wants-it-community-speaks-out-in-hearing-ahead-of-miami-dade-incinerator-vote Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald /environment/2024-08-06/miami-dade-plans-to-build-the-biggest-waste-to-energy-facility-in-the-country AtkinsRéalis, Miami-Dade County's consulting firm, unveiled preliminary designs for a facility that would handle 50% more waste than the one burned beyond repair in February 2023 in Doral. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:02:58 GMT /environment/2024-08-06/miami-dade-plans-to-build-the-biggest-waste-to-energy-facility-in-the-country Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald /government-politics/2024-05-08/where-will-the-next-miami-dade-incinerator-go-consultant-report-rates-sites A new consultant’s report that analyzed three potential sites — at the original Doral location, at the defunct Opa-locka West Airport and in an industrial tract in Medley — will only add fuel to the fire of the ongoing debate. Wed, 08 May 2024 14:29:51 GMT /government-politics/2024-05-08/where-will-the-next-miami-dade-incinerator-go-consultant-report-rates-sites Ashley Miznazi | Miami Herald /news/2022-05-27/we-never-got-good-at-recycling-plastic-some-states-are-trying-a-new-approach New York is the latest, and largest, state to consider charging product-makers to dispose of their packaging. But lawmakers are clashing over how much to involve industry in creating a new system. Fri, 27 May 2022 14:00:05 GMT /news/2022-05-27/we-never-got-good-at-recycling-plastic-some-states-are-trying-a-new-approach Matthew Schuerman /2022-04-28/nurse-educators-shortage-browards-trash-woes-wildlife-thursday-floridas-swamp-on-tiktok There’s a growing nursing shortage and it starts with a growing nursing educator shortage. Broward County communities are looking to start a new trash district. Plus, a teenage TikTok star who spends his time in the Everglades making beautiful photos and videos. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 21:41:02 GMT /2022-04-28/nurse-educators-shortage-browards-trash-woes-wildlife-thursday-floridas-swamp-on-tiktok Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /2022-03-16/starbucks-plans-to-phase-out-paper-cups-in-the-u-s-and-canada As part of the company's goal to reduce waste by 50% by 2030, customers will be able to bring a reusable cup to get their drinks by the end of next year. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:41:24 GMT /2022-03-16/starbucks-plans-to-phase-out-paper-cups-in-the-u-s-and-canada Deepa Shivaram /news/2022-03-09/court-clears-way-for-irma-related-lawsuit-against-monroe-county An appeals court upheld a decision allowing a disaster-recovery firm to continue pursuing claims against Monroe County in a dispute about the removal of waste and debris after Hurricane Irma. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:53:43 GMT /news/2022-03-09/court-clears-way-for-irma-related-lawsuit-against-monroe-county News Service of Florida /news/2021-07-27/fracking-dumped-millions-of-gallons-of-waste-into-the-gulf-according-to-report The entire fracking process creates waste, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. And a lot of the activity is concentrated in the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico, which is home to several endangered and threatened wildlife species. Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:57:30 GMT /news/2021-07-27/fracking-dumped-millions-of-gallons-of-waste-into-the-gulf-according-to-report Jessica Meszaros /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-07-13/your-trash-is-emitting-methane-in-the-landfill-heres-why-it-matters-for-the-climate Landfills are among the nation's largest sources of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide. But accurately measuring methane is a major challenge to reducing it. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:34:36 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-07-13/your-trash-is-emitting-methane-in-the-landfill-heres-why-it-matters-for-the-climate James Bruggers, Phil McKenna, Amy Green, Robert Benincasa