BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 16, 2024
Maine gave the company behind the Orrington trash incinerator a $250,000 grant this week, a day after a town official said he hopes the facility will be permitted to start accepting trash again later this month. The Eagle Point Energy Center, or EPEC, trash incinerator received the grant from the state through the Pandemic Recovery for an Innovative Maine Economy Fund on Wednesday. It was one of 48 companies to receive $7 million total in state funds. The plant, formerly known as Penobscot Energy Recovery Co., will use the grant for equipment that turns waste into fuel while removing some recyclable materials.