Biosolids aren't tested for forever chemicals before being used as fertilizer in Florida. Testing requirements would help ...

He just vetoed legislation ( HB 295) that would have required the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to develop a ...

Coconut Creek has set aside $2 million in taxpayer funds to fight the Monarch Hill Landfill expansion. Heres why.

Environmentalists objected to the plan to set up “heavy-duty” tents to house undocumented immigrants in one of the country’s ...

The Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) is reminding residential customers that cardboard can be recycled year-round at several of the county’s Trash and Recycling Centers (TRCs), ...

Broward officials spent years hammering out what they’ve called the Solid Waste Management and Recycling Draft Master Plan.

Miami-Dade urges residents to combat mosquitoes through "drain and cover" and reports robust mosquito control measures.

The county faces ultra-tight deadlines to put waste collection fees on next year’s tax bills because of a deadlock over a ...

Residents were voicing fears over potential pollution, health risks and aviation hazards near the Miami Executive Airport. Community pushback grows Chanting "No waste station!" ...

A Miami-Dade commissioner recently filed legislation to ban the feeding of stray animals but ultimately revoked it amid backlash. Florida county releases thousands of stray cats. Should feeding ...

At first, Waste Management transported the trash from Miami-Dade County to its Okeechobee County landfill by truck. By September 2023, however, the trash was making most of its nearly 150-mile ...

Since September 2023, thousands of tons of trash daily has come from Miami-Dade County to the Florida East Coast rail yard in Fort Pierce, frustrating nearby residents with odors, animals and noise.