Foreclosure auction of Orrington trash incinerator delayed by a month

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 12, 2023

The planned auction of a waste incinerator in Orrington has been delayed by a month. The foreclosure auction was initially set for Wednesday, but has been moved to Aug. 9. The facility started falling behind on its bills in 2019, after losing business due to a newly opened Hampden trash plant. The Coastal Resources of Maine plant in Hampden operated for just a year, before closing in June 2020 due to financial hardship. Now its owner must find $20 million to restart the shuttered trash plant, or it will be forced to liquidate the facility before the end of the year.