The uncertainty surrounding a new garbage incinerator in Miami-Dade County has led environmentalists to advocate more strongly for composting as a waste disposal solution. A recently released county report suggests that implementing larger-scale composting could ease reliance on dwindling landfill space and costly incineration. The report proposes a year-long pilot study to assess the environmental impact and explores zoning changes to facilitate small private enterprises. Advocates point out that composting not only mitigates landfill methane emissions but also fosters a sustainable circular economy, transforming organic waste into valuable soil nutrients.
The mayor's solution that basically puts trash on trucks and train cars hundreds of miles away, burning carbon all the way up, makes it even more important that we compost locally.
Advocates argue that composting protects the climate because it reduces the methane that's formed in landfills while creating a 'circular economy' where organic waste like food scraps aren't wasted.
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