PPP. FLORIDA WASTE REGULATION UPDATE AND A LOOK AHEAD
Florida has long been one of the nation’s leaders in effective waste management and recycling programs. Some sources predict Florida’s population to top 26 million residents by 2040. How will the State address the waste management demands of these additional 6 million citizens? Can Florida’s status as a national leader continue in the face of such a rapid increase in population? Hear this panel of experts address a wide range of waste management regulatory issues and forecasts including Florida’s progress and remaining challenges in meeting its current 75 % recycling goal by 2020, “recycling” of former waste disposal areas into productive land uses, industrial solid waste disposal and recycling challenges, and effective waste tire management in the face of the Zika threat.
