Juniper Ridge Landfill

Politics

Lawmakers Table Proposal To Stop Out-Of-State Trash From Coming To Old Town Landfill

Charlie Eichacker

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Politics

Legislation Would Close Loophole That Allows Out-Of-State Waste To End Up At Old Town Landfill

Charlie Eichacker

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The bill's sponsor, Democratic Sen. Anne Carney of Cape Elizabeth, told fellow lawmakers Monday that the loophole results in thousands of tons of trash ending up at the Juniper Ridge landfill norther of Old Town each year, putting nearby communities such the Penobscot Nation at risk of pollution.

Activists and neighbors of the state owned Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town are calling for an end to the dumping of out of state waste there.

Environment and Outdoors

Activists, Neighbors Look To Ban Dumping Of Out-Of-State Waste In Maine Landfill

Fred Bever

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Activists and neighbors of the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town, Maine are calling for an end to the dumping of out-of-state waste there.…

Contents of a recycling bin at the Casella Waste Systems depot in Vermont

Environment and Outdoors

Maine Environmental Panel Weighs Application to Double Size of Alton Landfill

The process has been going on for more than four years, but Casella Waste Systems and the state moved closer today to getting a decision on their planned…