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Agri-Cycle’s Story

Agri-Cycle Energy has been around since 2011 and is growing and expanding every day. Keep reading to understand how we went from being a small-scale independent farm to how we scaled up to serving clients and partners across the Northeast! Agri-Cycle’s Unique Journey  2011 to 2014 Our early beginnings started with a farm and a…

Good Shepherd Food Bank, Auburn, ME

Partner Profile The Good Shepherd Food Bank has contributed tons upon tons of food to Maine’s undernourished populations over the years, and has more recently begun working with Agri-Cycle on diverting its spoiled or damaged food products from the waste stream. It has been a privilege working with Sam Michaud and his team on this…

Agri-Cycle featured in BioCycle magazine

BioCycle Magazine, the preeminent organics recycling publication in the U.S., featured the new partnership between Agri-Cycle/Exeter Agri-Energy and ecomaine in their November 2016 issue. Agri-Cycle Energy picks up the food scraps from a dedicated area on the top floor at the WTE plant, transports them to Exeter Agri-Energy for depackaging and digestion, and returns the…

MPBN recognizes new Ecomaine—Agri-Cycle partnership

Patty Wight of Maine Public Radio reports on how Agri-Cycle is partnering with ecomaine to reduce food waste. The USDA estimates that at least 30 percent of the nation’s food supply is wasted. A special machine at Agri-Cycle Energy removes the plastic bags, which are returned to ecomaine to be burned for electricity. The food…

Agri-Cycle depackager recognized for big opportunities in waste collection

Mainebiz recently interviewed Dan Bell (Agri-Cycle) and Adam Wintle (of our sister company, Exeter Agri-Energy) about the recent completion of our processing plant, including Maine’s first depackager, and recognized the potential for reducing waste going to landfills: The recent completion of a $1 million food waste processing plant — featuring Maine’s first “de-packager” that separates…

Congresswoman Pingree Introduces Food Recovery Act

Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has introduced the Food Recovery Act, ground breaking legislation that addresses the growing issue of food waste in our country. Agri-Cycle was invited to be a part of the press event. What an honor! After the congresswoman made her introductory remarks, Dan Bell, general manager of Agri-Cycle spoke along with representatives from the Good…

Maine’s NBC Stations Profile Agri-Cycle

WLBZ-TV2’s Kaitlyn Chana visited our Exeter facility to see the de-packager and learn about the services we offer businesses and institutions. Live shots started airing in both Bangor and on WCSH-TV6 in Portland at 5:30am. An early morning for sure! View this segment where Kaitlyn describes the de-packager and benefits to companies like Hannaford Supermarkets that is…

Exeter Agri-Energy Unveils Maine’s 1st Depackager That Diverts Food Waste from Landfills

EXETER, MAINE – Exeter Agri-Energy (EAE) along with its organic waste sourcing partner, Agri-Cycle, today unveiled new technology that will enable Maine grocers, businesses and institutions to dispose of bulk packaged food waste in an eco-friendly manner, ultimately converting tons of traditionally landfilled organic waste into clean energy. “Exeter Agri-Energy is unveiling a state-of-the-art food…