The city council approved the plan last week, and officials say the incinerator - located in the North Loop - is one of the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — There are plans to close the garbage incinerator in downtown Minneapolis in the next few years. So what's next for trash in Hennepin County? Hennepin County residents produce 1.3 ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed a resolution on Thursday, urging Hennepin County to close a trash incinerator.

In the end, officials decided that a modern city needed incinerators. Burning trash was viewed as a health measure, compared to the pests, bacteria and odor associated with landfills.

A decision on where to build a trash-burning incinerator in South Florida has been delayed again — this time being pushed back until next month. Miami-Dade County is considering many locations for its ...