Maine’s Biggest Composting Plant to Close

Maine’s biggest composting plant to close

State regulators say the Hawk Ridge facility in Unity is a source of PFAS contamination in nearby streams, rivers and fish. The owner says the state's regulatory environment has made its operation unsustainable.

Casella compost operation contaminated by PFAS is closing

Compost is loaded into a truck at Hawk Ridge Compost Facility in Unity Township in September 2020. Photo courtesy Casella Organics.This story appears as part of a collaboration between The Maine Monitor and Maine Focus, the investigative team of the Bangor Daily News, a partnership to strengthen investigative journalism in Maine. You can show your support for this effort with a donation to The Monitor. Read more about the partnership. Casella Wa…

A Maine compost operation heavily contaminated by PFAS is closing

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