AUGUSTA — The Municipal Review Committee (MRC) needs $20 million to reopen the Hampden waste processing facility and time is running out, board Chair Karen Fussell told members of the
HAMPDEN — Where will the municipal waste of 115 Maine towns end up this year and in the future? The Municipal Review Committee (MRC) announced Wednesday morning that potential partner
Municipal Review Committee announced potential buyer for Hampden s waste-to-energy facility
Delta Thermo Energy was announced as the potential buyer of the Hampden-based waste-to-energy facility, operated by Fiberight until it suspended operations last May. Author: Sam Rogers (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 6:44 PM EST January 19, 2021 Updated: 7:06 PM EST January 19, 2021
HAMPDEN, Maine When the Fiberight facility opened in Hampden last May, there was excitement. The plant promoted a one-bin, all-in motto as residents of more than 100 cities and towns in Maine could leave their trash and recycling in the same container and the facility would do the rest.
It was a promise the Municipal Review Committee (MRC) made to its members but wasn t kept very long. The MRC oversees the waste distribution of 115 municipalities in northern and eastern Maine and was sending all that waste to Hampden when the facility opened in 2019.