Orrington trash plant won’t reopen for more than a year

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 15, 2025

The Orrington trash incinerator is 15 to 18 months away from reopening. The plant was shuttered in 2023 after longtime owner Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. was foreclosed on. The timeline shared Tuesday is the latest update on the incinerator’s future, and is more than a year and a half later than the facility’s newest owners had proposed reopening when they purchased it last year.