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Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Breaking down claim of incinerators at 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center
In early July 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that incinerators had been or would be installed at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention center in Ochopee, Florida. One TikTok user said: "Just in case you don't know what's going on, a girl on TikTok came on here and said that one of her neighbors received a government contract asking them to install a bunch of incinerators at Alligator Alcatraz. They're installing incinerators at Alligator Alcatraz." The claim also circulated on Facebook (archived), Instagram (archived), Threads (archived), X (archived) and Bluesky (archived). Snopes readers wrote in asking if the claim was true. However, we found no evidence that anyone involved in the construction of "Alligator Alcatraz" had installed incinerators at the time of this writing. A TikTok user originally made the claim in a video that has since disappeared from the platform. We found no credible news outlets or officials reporting the claim as true (archived, archived, archived, archived). Though a state official and local reporting confirmed construction involved private businesses, we found no proof that officials or businesses contracted incinerators for the "Alligator Alcatraz" site. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said of the claim: Beyond disgusting: From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi gestapo to implying incinerators are being used at Alligator Alcatraz for nefarious purposes, the vilification of ICE must stop. This type of rhetoric directly contributes to ICE law enforcement facing a nearly 700% increase in assaults against them. Our brave law enforcement should be thanked for risking their lives everyday to arrest violent criminal illegal aliens including gang members, murderers, and ped*ph*les. We also reached out to the White House, the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Emergency Management and eight named private contractors on the detention center project to ask whether they had installed or planned to install incinerators at the new detention center and, if so, for what purpose. We await replies to our queries. Snopes viewed a reposting of an early version of the claim on TikTok, which showed a clip of user @travyn overlaid with the text: A few days ago a neighbor told me that his cousin was offered a contracting job to install "a ton" of incinerators into Alligator Alcatraz. I made a video establishing it as an alleged rumor. After listening to Karoline Leavitt talk about it today, I can't consider it alleged anymore. We reached out to the user over email to ask for contact details for the neighbor or their cousin or any other information about the alleged contract and await a reply. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a June 30, 2025, news conference that President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and DeSantis, along with other officials, would visit "Alligator Alcatraz" on July 1. Leavitt said, "The facility is in the heart of the Everglades and will be informally known as 'Alligator Alcatraz.' There's only one road leading in and the only way out is a one-way flight. It is isolated and surrounded by dangerous wildlife in unforgiving terrain." She praised the facility as "an efficient and low-cost way to help carry out the largest mass-deportation campaign in American history." Leavitt did not go into further detail about the features of the detention center and did not mention incinerators at the facility during the news conference. Following Trump's tour of "Alligator Alcatraz" on July 1, news outlets and editorial photo agencies such as Getty Images shared images from inside the facility. We did not find images showing incinerators, though these would likely be placed outside. During the July 1 visit, Trump, Noem, DeSantis and Kevin Guthrie, executive director for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, also spoke to the media. This news conference did not include mention of incinerators but did confirm that authorities had partnered with private businesses to build the facility. Guthrie said, "There are over 13 different vendors that came together to get this solved in eight days. Truly, a whole lot of private-sector partnership to get that done." Gurthrie did not say exactly what the 13 vendors provided. Reporting by the Miami Herald identified eight of the private vendors: CDR Maguire, Doodie Calls, GardaWorlds, Garner Environmental Services, Gothams, Granny's Alliance, Longview International Technological Solutions and SLSCO. Snopes reached out to the companies to ask whether they had supplied or contracted incinerators for "Alligator Alcatraz" and await replies to our queries. 272 Alligator Alcatraz Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025. "alligator Alcatraz" AND Incinerator - Google Search. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025. "alligator Alcatraz" AND Incinerator - Search News. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025. "alligator Alcatraz" AND Incinerator - Yahoo Search Results. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025. "alligator Alcatraz" AND Incinerator at DuckDuckGo. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025. Blair, Anthony. First Photos from inside "Alligator Alcatraz" Reveal Bleak Digs for up to 5,000 Migrants. 1 Jul. 2025, Glorioso, Alexandra, et al. "Contractors Building Alligator Alcatraz Have Donated Money to Florida GOP, DeSantis." Miami Herald, 3 Jul. 2025, LiveNOW from FOX. "President Trump Participates in 'Alligator Alcatraz' Roundtable Discussion | LiveNOW from FOX." YouTube, 1 Jul. 2025, The White House. "Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, June 30, 2025." YouTube, 30 Jun. 2025, Tisdale, Jennifer. "Rumors Are Circulating Online About Incinerators Being Installed at 'Alligator Alcatraz.'" Distractify, 2 Jul. 2025, @trianamusic. Instagram, 2 Jul. 2025, July 3, 2025: This report was updated to include a statement from the Department of Homeland Security.
The Independent
16-06-2025
- Business
- The Independent
How England could be impacted by Scotland's landfill ban
Scotland 's upcoming landfill ban at the end of the year may lead to 100 truckloads of waste being transported to England every day due to a shortage of incinerators. Zero Waste Scotland estimates a 600,000-tonne capacity gap. Waste expert David Balmer estimates that 80 to 100 trucks will be needed seven days a week to transport waste to facilities in England or abroad. Alasdair Meldrum, director at Albion Environmental, has highlighted the environmental impact of transporting waste. The Scottish government says waste export is a temporary solution, and most councils have alternative measures in place.
