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Residents urge authority to reject incineration; staff says Okeechobee landfill agreement is disaster backup

2297264 · February 12, 2025
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Multiple residents and environmental groups urged the Solid Waste Authority to reject incineration; staff clarified that an agreement with WM at Okeechobee is a contingency for disaster debris, not ongoing disposal.

Several residents and environmental group representatives used the public‑comment period to urge the Solid Waste Authority to reject incineration and to push for stronger recycling, composting and diversion policies.

Jessica Namath, founder and director of Palm Beach Clean Air and a county resident of nearly four decades, told commissioners she opposes incineration on environmental and health grounds and urged investment in recycling and composting…

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