As MIRA Closure Draws Near, Hartford Seeks Alternatives For Its Trash
MIRA’s downtown Hartford facility on the banks of the Connecticut River. (Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public)
The city of Hartford is looking for a new company to handle its trash and recycling. The search comes as a major trash plant that takes in around one-quarter of the state’s garbage is slated to close.
The Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) says it will close its trash-to-energy plant next year, citing financial issues and aging equipment.
Still, MIRA hopes to take in trash from its roughly 50 member towns by converting its current trash incinerator in Hartford into a transfer station for garbage. But to do that, the agency has lots of regulatory hoops to jump through in a relatively short amount of time.
In the meantime, Hartford is looking elsewhere.