A Miami-Dade County Infrastructure committee wants to keep pursuing a new waste-to-energy facility for county trash.
The committee voted to direct Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to get expert opinions on more options. At a public meeting yesterday, resident Catarina Bernabei argued this is not the way to go.
"I am for zero waste. We, your constituents can do it. We can recycle properly. Put a sticker on the bin and tell us what goes in there," she said.
Last month, Levine Cava scrapped plans to build a new incinerator after the previous facility in Doral was destroyed in a fire two years ago. The Mayor said the county would continue to ship garbage out by trains and pursue zero-waste solutions.
Members of the county commission still want incinerator or landfill plans, despite the mayor's intentions. The committee’s resolution will go to the full commission for a vote later this month.
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