What’s next for a new incinerator in Miami-Dade? See the future steps

By Miami Herald Archives, with AI summarization

February 17, 2026 6:49 AM

Miramar residents flooded the Miami-Dade County Commission chambers multiple times for prior meetings about a potential incinerator near the edge of their city in Broward County. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com

Miami-Dade is trying to pick a site for a new garbage incinerator, but county commissioners aren’t happy about the high costs of private land and might start the search over again.

FULL STORY: Miami-Dade’s incinerator hunt is down to just two sites. Will the county start over?

Will a modern incinerator, as imagined here in this rendering of a possible trash-burning facility, ever get built in Miami-Dade? On Feb. 18, county commissioners will vote on legislation to start negotiations with a private consortium to explore a development deal on land that Miami-Dade would need to purchase. AtkinsRealis

What’s coming up next:

Commissioners are expected to vote on Feb. 18 to decide if negotiations for a preliminary agreement with FCC and FPL should move forward.
A detailed plan for the site and development could be finalized before a final commission vote in November.
If a site is chosen, construction would begin in 2029, but the timeline could change if the county goes back to searching for new locations.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom. The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by Miami Herald journalists.

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