Covanta waste-to-energy plant

A fire broke out at the Covanta Waste-to-Energy Plant two weeks ago, resparking debate in Doral about the county’s plans to build a new, more modern waste energy plant next door to the old facility. With residents fed-up with the Covanta facility, what's next for the city of Doral and waste management in the county as a whole?

On this episode of The South Florida Roundup, we looked into the fire that started at the Covanta waste incinerator plant in Doral two weeks ago and the county’s trash problem (01:10), the walkout that college students in South Florida staged to protest Gov. DeSantis’ plans to block race and diversity programs (20:07), and U.S.’s relationship with Nicaragua in the face of the release of hundreds of prisoners (37:45).