Sierra Club's Miami, Loxahatchee and Broward Group Forum

Welcome to the Sierra Club's Miami, Loxahatchee and Broward Group Forum! Join us at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park on October 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM (Eastern Time) for an engaging discussion on environmental conservation and community initiatives. Connect with like-minded individuals, learn about local projects, and discover ways to get involved in protecting our natural resources.

Trash is an important topic for South Florida since Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties are considering options for landfill, incineration, and zero waste options. These decisions will affect our waste stream for many generations to come, so it is important that we are engaged in the decision process.

Sierra Club Zero Waste Policy opposes any form of combustion of waste (the definition of incineration in the policy lists included technologies). This opposition is based on the energy being produced by incineration is less than what would be saved by managing the material higher in the hierarchy.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to make a difference in your community!

Distinguished Moderator:

· Louis Aguirre – WPLG Local 10 News Environmental Advocate. His signature campaign, Don’t Trash Our Treasure, has become a cornerstone of environmental awareness in South Florida. Mr. Aguirre has hosted community town halls and moderated expert panels, helping bridge the gap between science, policy, and the public.

Panel Includes:

· Marcelo Balladares - Organizing Representative Everglades, Marcelo has helped lead Sierra Club's "Don't Incinerate, Innovate!" campaign in Miami Dade.

· Mayor Wayne Messam - City of Miramar successfully led the effort to eliminate the Airport West site as a proposed location for what would have been the nation’s largest waste incinerator.

· Richard Ramcharitar - Executive Director of Broward Clean Air. Broward Clean Air is the main local partner and co-host of the Zero Waste Week Global Zero Waste Forum.

· Dr. Philip Stoddard - Professor of biology at Florida International University 1992-2024 and Mayor of South Miami from 2010-2020.

· Anagha Iyer - High school Senior, the Broward Sierra Group-Junior Team Chair.

Delicious snacks and drinks will be provided! Bring you friends and neighbors! Registrations is required - https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po00000uDoOYIA0

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park, 2520 Northwest 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, United States