• Published

  July 21, 2022
  

  Municipal Review Committee negotiating with Dallas investor in purchase, operation of Hampden plant

  Committee votes Thursday to discuss partnering with Revere Capital as the committee moves toward acquiring the Coastal Resources of Maine recycling and waste-to-energy plant in Hampden.

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  June 15, 2022
  

  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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  October 7, 2020
  

  Our View: Out-of-state waste does not belong in Maine landfills

  Regulators and the Legislature should close a loophole that goes against the intent of a decades-old law.

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  September 30, 2020
  

  Potential buyers of Fiberight waste plant narrowed to 3, as officials eye re-start of Maine plant

  The waste-to-energy plant in Hampden, serving more than 100 Maine communities, has been shut down since May over financial problems.

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  July 29, 2020
  

  Portland Water District begins looking for COVID-19 in wastewater

  Working with a lab at Saint Joseph's College, the Portland Water District is part of a growing number of utilities nationwide using wastewater as a potential sentinel for COVID-19 case surges.

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  July 22, 2020
  

  Four potential buyers express ‘serious’ interest in Hampden waste plant

  The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the waste disposal interests of 115 Maine municipalities, reported Wednesday that four entities expressed interest in buying the Coastal Maine LLC recycling and waste-to-energy facility.

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  July 1, 2020
  

  Trash going back to PERC as towns seek operator for Fiberight solid waste facility

  The Municipal Review Committee told member municipalities and others that 3/4 of their trash was being diverted to the Orrington waste-to-energy plant while the Fiberight plant in Hampden is shut down.