| Americans throw out more trash than almost any other people on the planet — and lag behind other wealthy countries in recycling and composting. That leaves U.S. cities with two flawed options for getting rid of waste: burn it or bury it. In recent years, more local governments have been considering incineration. The strategy has become common in Europe, China and Southeast Asia as the technology has advanced from the heavily polluting plants of the early 20th century to a new generation of facilities that contaminate less — and, in one famous Danish example, doubles as a ski slope and public park. Miami-Dade County officials are now considering building the country's biggest trash incinerator. The only problem is, nobody wants it. | 
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