Miami-Dade Tests Green-Waste Technology at South Dade Landfill

Miami Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 15, 2026 —

Miami-Dade County is testing technology that converts green waste into biochar at the South Dade Landfill, as the county seeks ways to divert material from landfills that are filling rapidly.

The pilot project is led by Clean Earth Innovations, a company based in Fort Lauderdale. The process is intended to turn green waste into what the project description calls “super charcoal.” The county’s stated aims include producing a beneficial product for soil and water and potentially sequestering carbon.

The effort is framed as part of Miami-Dade’s sustainability goals. Its landfill-diversion purpose is to reduce the amount of green waste sent to disposal sites, while the potential carbon-sequestration benefit is another stated objective. The available project information does not quantify either expected outcome.

Details about the technology’s operation and the pilot’s scale have not been provided. The project information also does not specify how much green waste will be processed, how long the test is expected to run, or when results may be available. No cost figures, performance findings or statements from county officials or the company were included.

As a pilot, the effort is currently a test of the technology at the landfill. Whether it can produce the intended soil- and water-related product or achieve measurable waste diversion and carbon sequestration has not been reported. Further information on those results was not provided.

Story summarized from the original created by Louis Aguirre on www.local10.com, see more information here.