The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of 115 Maine municipalities, plans to buy the plant and updated the public Wednesday on the progress of the purchase.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
MRC now in position to purchase Hampden recycling, waste-to-energy facility
The Municipal Review Committee announced Wednesday that no qualified bidders have come forward to buy the defunct Coastal Resources of Maine plant, which means the MRC is now poised to take ownership of it for $1.5 million.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s landmark recycling reform law will take years to implement
It could take 4 years for the state to craft detailed regulations that make big corporations shoulder the local cost of disposing of hard-to-recycle packaging they produce.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Gov. Janet Mills signs law to close loophole that allows out-of-state debris
Final measure revised to ease the impact on Lewiston recycler that has benefited from past policy.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Cumberland church will recycle lamps, sneakers, surgical masks
The Outreach Committee at Tuttle Road Community Church in Cumberland is launching a recycling program for lamps, sneakers and used surgical masks starting next month. Lamps collected will be sent to Furniture Friends, a nonprofit in Westbrook that provides furniture and other household goods to those in need. Sneakers dropped off in good condition will […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s invest in bipartisan bill to tackle plastic waste
Both environmentalists and Big Business support L.D. 1467, which would reduce the amount of virgin plastic in our state’s beverage bottles.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Legislative committee endorses bill to close out-of-state trash loophole
Imported trash is prohibited at the state-owned Juniper Ridge landfill but gets in through a provision in the law that supporters want to eliminate.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
After failed efforts to find a buyer, panel seeks new path toward reopening Hampden waste-to-energy plant
The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the solid waste interests of 115 Maine municipalities, is struggling to find a qualified buyer, in part because of the complex ownership structure of the Hampden site.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: Even old Maine men can relive the magic of Christmas
I experience a childlike sense of anticipation when noontime nears and I can ask The Almost Perfect Woman for a crabmeat sandwich.
Posted inTimes Record
The Recycle Bin: What to do with those political yard signs
When November comes around, we have another round of elections as well. Especially when there is a controversial question on the ballot, that means another large round of political yard signs. The question is: What to do with those signs when the shouting is all over? That depends a lot on how a sign was […]