In a surprise vote Tuesday, county commissioners set a December date for preliminary approval of a site for building an incinerator plant for burning about half of Miami-Dade's garbage - trash that's currently being sent by truck and train to landfills as far away as Central Florida. Like the old incinerator in Doral that was shut down by a fire in early 2023, the new "waste-to-energy" facility would burn trash to create electricity.
Toronto's main landfill could be full in just 10 years, and city officials are weighing a series of long-term options for how to deal with its garbage. A new report heading to the city's infrastructure and environment committee on Sept. 26 lays out the progress on Toronto's residual waste management work plan. The plan was first approved by council in 2023.