Posts Tagged ‘pine tree landfill’
Hampden Citizens Coalition Victory Over Pine Tree Landfill
Cassandra Coulthard February 4, 2010 Casella Waste Systems’ Pine Tree Landfill was the first site in Maine to use the landfill’s methane gas to produce renewable energy. Since January 2010 the commercially owned landfill has closed. Many Hampden residents are relieved that the landfill is being capped off, eliminating the strong foul [...]
Maine’s First Gas-to-Energy Landfill Closes
Cassandra Coulthard January 28, 2010 Casella Waste Systems’ Pine Tree Landfill was the first gas-to-energy landfill in Maine. It was also the first site in North America to use thiobacillus bacteria to break hydrogen sulfide bonds. While the landfill has brought many benefits to the community, the citizens have spoken and as of January the [...]
