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South Florida's garbage problem, Elon Musk's brain chip trial at UM and Dreamers' uncertain future

Curbing food waste can save space in landfills, like the South Dade landfill, widely known as Mt. Trashmore, which is expected to fill up by 2036.
NISSA BENJAMIN
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Miami Herald
Broward County keeps deferring a decision on whether to augment its major landfill, known as Mount Trashmore – amid concerns about the trustworthiness of the company that runs it.

On the South Florida Roundup, we took a deep dive into this region’s deepening waste management crisis. We also looked at the University of Miami’s new mission to test Elon Musk’s brain chip to help paralyzed persons lead more normal lives. And we examined what’s next for the undocumented residents known as Dreamers now that Florida may reduce their access to college.

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Helen Acevedo, is WLRN's anchor for All Things Considered.