Miami-Dade is formally asking for state action that could grant county leaders more flexibility to repurpose ash generated by waste-to-energy incinerators, including one planned to replace the facility that burned down in 2023.

County Commissioners voted unanimously for a resolution by Juan Carlos “J.C.” Bermudez urging the Legislature and Department of Environmental Protection to revise regulatory language and provide guidance that would “facilitate safe reuse of incinerator ash,” potentially blending the material into cement, asphalt and other building components.

Under current arrangements, ash produced by the old Doral plant, which sat in Bermudez’s district, has accumulated at a nearby landfill rather than being processed for reuse.

Commissioner René García , a former S

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