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Miami-Dade plans to build the biggest waste-to-energy facility in the country

Shown is a preliminary artistic concept for a new Miami-Dade Waste-to-Energy Plant, as AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. announced Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, it was awarded a Professional Services Agreement to provide professional and owners engineering services to Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management for the county's new state-of-the-art plant. (AtkinsRéalis/Courtesy)
Shown is a preliminary artistic concept for a new Miami-Dade Waste-to-Energy Plant, as AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. announced Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, it was awarded a Professional Services Agreement to provide professional and owners engineering services to Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management for the county’s new state-of-the-art plant. (AtkinsRéalis/Courtesy)
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The aging incinerator that burned down last year in Doral processed half of Miami-Dade’s trash, forcing the county to ship the garbage some 100 miles north. If all goes to plan, it could be replaced by what is billed as the largest waste-to-energy facility ever built in the United States.

The controversial question about where it will go, however, remains undecided.

AtkinsRéalis, the county’s consulting firm for the project, on Tuesday unveiled preliminary designs for a facility that would handle 50% more waste than the one burned beyond repair in February 2023.

Read the full story at MiamiHerald.com.

Shown is a preliminary artistic concept for a new Miami-Dade Waste-to-Energy Plant, as AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. announced Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, it was awarded a Professional Services Agreement to provide professional and owners engineering services to Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management for the county's new state-of-the-art plant. (AtkinsRéalis/Courtesy)
Shown is a preliminary artistic concept for a new Miami-Dade Waste-to-Energy Plant, as AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. announced Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, it was awarded a Professional Services Agreement to provide professional and owners engineering services to Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management for the county’s new state-of-the-art plant. (AtkinsRéalis/Courtesy)
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