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Landfill operator tells lawmakers it has temporary fix to Maine’s sludge disposal crisis

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation March 09, 2023

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The operator of the state-owned landfill told lawmakers Wednesday that Maine’s sludge disposal crisis is over now that it has found a temporary home for sludge in New Brunswick, buying Maine the time that it needs to come up with a safe, affordable long-term sludge management plan. “We are riding the ragged edge of not having sufficient (sludge) capacity on a daily basis and that problem came to a head here in Maine,” said Clark James,... + full article



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