Miami-Dade County partners with the National Football League on "Zero Waste" Super Bowl goal

A few years ago, the NFL began working towards a goal of having its Super Bowls produce zero waste. With the upcoming Super Bowl taking place in Miami, the Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) is poised to play a major role in this effort this year.

As suggested in its “Nothing Goes to Waste” campaign, very little of the waste managed by DSWM goes to landfill. In fact, most of the waste in Miami-Dade County is converted into energy at its Resources Recovery Facility. 

This will include some of the post-recycling material or waste that could not be recycled from the Super Bowl Live Fan Fest event at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami, the NFL Experience hosted in the Miami Beach Convention Center, and the big game itself, Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium. The waste will go towards Waste-to-Energy and serve a beneficial use in producing renewable energy.

Past estimates show approximately 40 tons of waste can be produced at a Super Bowl. At the DSWM Resources Recovery Facility, this could be converted into approximately 15 megawatts of electrical energy!

So regardless of who scores more touchdowns during the Super Bowl, Miami-Dade County’s environment will be a winner!

For more information on the DSWM’s waste-to-energy efforts visit miamidade.gov/energyfromwaste.