In addition to pressure from local governments, the almost-34-year-old ReWorld incinerator also faces aging equipment and increasing maintenance costs. "It's really a question of how long before it falls apart or burns down, as one that the same company runs in Miami-Dade County did almost three years ago. […] But let's say it's able to run until it's 50 years old, then [these are] what we are doing to get it shut down sooner."