Plans for a new recycling centre scheduled to be built in Sunrise were denied by City Commissioners on Tuesday after upwards of 400 residents packed into City Hall to protest the recycling plant. Dozens of critics and local residents launched complaints with the city council after plans for a new recycling facility were put forth for the new Green Now project.
Protestors of the plant included mayors from nearby Tamarac and Lauderhill, as well as parents from a nearby mosque school who believe the fumes from the plant could be toxic and emit cancer causing chemicals on the playground and into the groundwater.
Attorney for Green Now’s project managers, Richard Coker, argued to City Council that the recycling plant would only handle dry materials, and explained that the centre would help the environment by keeping trash out of landfills.
The critics overwhelmed the proceedings, however, with only a few supporters on hand to rallying behind the construction of the new recycling facility. One protestor in attendance called the plans for the centre a ‘boneheaded’ scheme with others adding that the plant was a scam and a waste of time.
Commissioner Larry Sofield, after the debate went on for two hours, announced that he would not beat a dead horse and declared the motion to build the facility denied. Also in the meeting, Commissioner Sheila Alu said that she would submit a proposal which would allow residents to vote on further issues such as Green Now and similar waste sorting facilities.
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