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Miami-Dade committee asks solid waste staff to study tracking trash from vacation rentals
Summary
Commissioners asked the Solid Waste Department to explore ways to identify and measure trash produced by vacation rentals — using AI in recycling trucks, registries from RER, inspections, cameras or other options — and asked staff to return with implementation options.
At a Miami‑Dade County committee meeting, commissioners asked the Solid Waste Department to explore options to identify and measure refuse generated by vacation rentals and report back with potential approaches and limitations.
The request, discussed during consideration of agenda item 2A, asked the department to assess whether it can distinguish between vacation and primary residences and measure waste output by individual addresses, including whether data from the county’s recycling contract could be linked to the county’s registry of vacation rentals.
Commissioners said the inquiry is intended as an exploratory request rather than an immediate…
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