Florida is about to build the nation’s largest trash incinerator—but no one can agree on where to put it
Residents argue the project will disproportionately impact majority-Black and -Hispanic communities in the Miami-Dade area.
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Nantou Residents Protest Planned Trash Incinerator - TaiwanPlus News
Residents of Nantou's Mingjian Township clashed with police during a protest over plans to build a trash incinerator in the area. The county government says it has no choice, as the rest of the ...
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Trash incinerators disproportionately harm Black and Hispanic people
Black and Hispanic communities are often overburdened with air pollution and emissions from trash incinerators, chemical plants, and oil refineries that harm their health. MIAMI — When leaders ...
Burning waste is a dirty way to generate power – but it’s the least bad alternative until we fix recycling
Microbial technology offers one useful recycling alternative. Anaerobic digestion, based on the human gut, can cut waste ...
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Indianapolis commits to incinerating municipal trash through 2035
The Indianapolis Board of Public Works voted narrowly Wednesday to continue sending the bulk of Marion County's waste to an ...
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City Council members push to close trash incinerator, reduce air pollution
Some Minneapolis City Council members are pushing to shut down one of the largest trash incinerators in Hennepin County over concerns about air pollution. The Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC) ...
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Trash incinerators disproportionately harm Black and Hispanic people
MIAMI — When leaders of Florida’s most populous county met in September to pick a site for what could become the nation’s largest trash incinerator, so many people went to the government ...