BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 14, 2023
A company based in the southern U.S. has made a winning bid for the foreclosed Orrington trash incinerator during a third auction for the facility on Tuesday. That company, C&M Faith holdings, made the winning bid of $1.2 million for the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. plant. Its short term goal is to restart the facility and resume accepting trash from area communities. In the longer term, the group hopes to incorporate a newer waste technology that converts the gas generated by decomposing waste into electricity.