Minus China, Miami-Dade looks to recycle its recycling
(WorldNews Politics)

States and local governments have been scrambling to prevent a backslide on recycling since China stopped accepting scrap materials from the US nearly two years ago. Next month, Miami-Dade lawmakers could take the first step toward a strategy that would keep the county´s recycling program from falling to the wayside a little over three years from now. County commissioners in committee last week advance a resolution that would, if approved Oct. 3, direct Mayor Carlos Giménez´s administration to evaluate and report on the county´s future recycling options. Miami-Dade in 2008 entered into a contract with Waste Management Inc., which operates 146 `material recovery facilities` and 16...