Coconut Creek has set aside $2 million in taxpayer funds to fight the Monarch Hill Landfill expansion. Heres why.

The landfill is at the Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park, in an unincorporated part of northern Broward, bordering various cities. The landfill, whose western boundary is right by Florida’s ...

Broward County commissioners on Tuesday deferred a vote to expand the Monarch Hill landfill after hearing hours of impassioned pleas from residents against the plan. Waste Management, which ...

FILE PHOTO - Monarch Hill LandfillCurbing food waste can save space in landfills, like the South Dade landfill, widely known as Mt. Trashmore, which is expected to fill up by 2036.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward commissioners discussed Tuesday whether or not to expand The Monarch Hill, a landfill wedged between Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, and Coconut Creek. Leer en ...

The proposals would allow for the height of the landfill to up to 325 feet tall — an increase of 100 feet — and expand the horizontal footprint of the site by almost 25 acres.

Broward County commissioners on Tuesday deferred a vote to expand the Monarch Hill landfill after hearing hours of impassioned pleas from residents against the plan. Waste Management, which ...

The landfill at the Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park, located at 2700 Wiles Road, is a 1965-era landmark that can be seen from miles away, sitting in an unincorporated part of Broward County ...

Despite strong opposition from some residents and officials, Broward County commissioners have approved Waste Management’s plan to expand the Monarch Hill Landfill, adding about 10 stories in ...

The Monarch Hill landfill in Broward County is a 1965-era landmark that can be seen from miles away. Will Florida landfill ‘Mount Trashmore’ grow to 325 feet high? Debate ensues.

Broward Commissioners voted in favor of expanding the Monarch Hill landfill in Coconut Creek in order to best manage waste disposal now and in the future. The vote is 5-3.

Waste Management’s northern Broward landfill could be a step closer to going taller and wider. Broward commissioners voted Tuesday to set a future hearing for a vote that would allow the Monarch ...