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Waste Management updates Parkland on recycling facility, trash-fire safety and bin replacement
Summary
Waste Management presented a safety briefing and an update on a new South Florida recycling facility, explained common causes of truck fires, and answered resident questions about cracked carts, larger bins and bulk pickups.
Waste Management representatives updated the City of Parkland commission on safety measures, recycling operations and an expanded recycling facility planned for South Florida during the Aug. 13 meeting.
Barbara Herrera, government affairs manager and the company’s Parkland liaison, told the commission that common causes of trash‑truck fires include hot barbecue coals, disposable propane canisters and rechargeable lithium batteries placed in household garbage. Herrera said such fires are “completely and totally preventable” and urged residents to take batteries and hazardous items to household hazardous waste sites rather than placing them in curbside trash or recycling.
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