MAINE PUBLIC • April 28, 2021
A Pennsylvania company says that it’s close to purchasing a shuttered waste plant in Hampden, but will need more time for the plant to reopen. The plant abruptly closed last year after its owners ran out of operating funds. It previously took in trash from 115 Maine towns and cities, then worked to recycle it or convert it to other uses. Now, a company called Delta Thermo Energy hopes to finalize the purchase of the plantin mid-June. CEO Rob Van Naarden says he hopes to restore waste disposal services to all those towns and cities within nine months.