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Residents, environmental groups urge Miami-Dade to pursue pay-as-you-throw and composting
Summary
Public commentators and environmental groups told the committee that a pay-as-you-throw program and expanded composting would cut waste and reward low-waste households; the item (2B) will return to the full commission on July 16 for further action.
Dozens of residents and representatives of local environmental groups urged the Solid Waste & Infrastructure Committee on July 9 to advance a pay-as-you-throw program and expand composting and residential drop‑off options.
The speakers framed the change as an incentives-based approach. Noel Cleland, a resident and member of the City of South Miami green task force, told commissioners: “If you're interested in getting people to reduce the amount of waste ... then you incentivize that by making the ... efforts to reduce their waste stream be something that's a positive influence in their wallet.” Priscilla Carolyn Schmidt, who said she works with Fertile Earthworm Farm, said a pay-as-you-throw model would “reward residents who already are doing, quote, unquote, the right thing in terms of reducing…
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