BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 23, 2024
Rockland is the latest Maine community that’s going through the laborious and expensive work of closing a municipal landfill, with plans to complete the job this fall. In addition to paying a few million dollars to cap the 4-acre dump — much of which will be reimbursed by the state — the city will also have to continuously collect and remove the liquid leachate and gas that are produced there. Because of state regulations and the structure of the landfill, officials also say that plot will likely have to remain vacant forever. Brunswick closed its municipal landfill in 2021. Other Maine municipalities that have active landfills include Augusta, Bath, Lewiston, Presque Isle and Fort Fairfield.