Resource Lewiston

ReSource’s facility in Lewiston was established in the early 1980s by a prior owner and acquired by our company in 2013. The facility accepts a wide variety of solid, non-hazardous construction and demolition (C&D) materials from waste handlers, contractors, roofers, landscapers, property managers, clean-out companies and homeowners. We recover components of value and transform waste into reusable commodities.

The Lewiston facility has been certified by the Recycling Certification Institute (RCI). The RCI certification was based on a rigorous evaluation performed by an independent third party of the facility’s processes and protocols and it also verified the integrity of the facility’s recovery/recycling reports.

This certification is important to many of the contractors who deliver C&D waste to the facility. If a contractor is working on a project that is seeking LEED green-building certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the contractor will earn credit toward that certification by delivering the C&D generated by the project to an RCI-certified facility such as ReSource Lewiston.

Products Created & Sold

Our recovered materials can be used to for a wide variety of applications: fuel for electricity generation; medium-density fiberboard (MDF) manufacturing; asphalt paving; new cardboard and drywall; recycled plastic and metal products; and miscellaneous construction materials and soil substitutes. We are proud to manufacture customized products to meet market needs. Our C&D fines are used for daily cover and shaping and grading at landfills, reducing the need for landfills to use virgin soils.

Impact on the Region

The facility is an important corporate citizen in the region, as it supports nearly 40 direct jobs, other indirect jobs associated with the haulers who deliver waste to the facility, and additional jobs tied to local goods and services related to the facility.

Leadership Team

ReSource Lewiston's leadership team is among the industry’s most experienced in the management of recycling and waste management systems.

David McCutcheon

Facility
Manager

David DeVito

Vice President of
Operations

Jack Canty

President & Chief
Operating Officer

C&D Processing System

The processing system at the Lewiston facility is designed to process large quantities of mixed C&D debris.

Material is Received

The inbound material is stockpiled on a concrete pad.

Initial Size Separation

The material is then fed into the process line, which includes a screen for initial size separation.

Picking Station

This is followed by a picking station at which staff use positive-pick methods to remove materials such as wood, metals, cardboard, and concrete/bricks.

Further Processing

The wood fraction is further processed using a series of equipment including a grinder, magnets for ferrous metal separation and a screen for size segregation to produce wood ships suitable for use as fuel in power plants.

C&D Fines are Created

The processing of C&D debris also creates “C&D fines,” a mixture of miscellaneous material particles that resembles soil. Our C&D fines are beneficially reused for daily cover and shaping and grading at landfills, reducing the need for landfills to use virgin soils. The remaining residues (typically less than 30% of inbound materials) are segregated and sent to landfill.

Products are Sold

The end result are product streams – woodchips, metals, aggregate, corrugated paper, dirt fines, and other recyclables – that meet or exceed quality standards required by the markets to which the products are directed.

Community Engagement

ReSource Waste Services is an active participant in our communities and supports institutions and individuals who need help. We feel it's important to work together with our neighbors to make our communities stronger.

Community Giving

ReSource Lewiston gives back to its communities through a program of strategic giving that impacts several key areas including building communities, creating jobs, empowering youth, feeding the hungry, fighting disease and supporting our military and veterans.

Community Support

Whether it’s hosting local volunteer fire departments for a barbecue or organizing a food drive for the local food pantry, ReSource Lewiston supports our employees when they participate in programs that help to strengthen the communities in which we operate.

ReSource Waste Services of Lewiston Achieves RCI Certification

February 20, 2024

Benefits Customers Seeking Certification from U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Program The ReSource Waste Services of Lewiston facility that recycles construction and demolition waste (C&D) has been certified by the Recycling Certification Institute (RCI). The RCI… [...]

ReSource Waste Services of Lewiston Has Much to Celebrate

September 28, 2023

The team at ReSource Waste Services of Lewiston recently held a celebration to mark several important milestones. “We have much to celebrate in Lewiston,” said Jack Canty, the President & Chief Operating Officer of ReSource Waste Services, New England’s largest processor of… [...]