Closure of Bucksport landfill won’t start until next year

Closure of Bucksport landfill won’t start until next year

A Bucksport landfill that once took in waste from the town’s paper mill now plans to start its state-ordered closure process next year, after officials initially believed work could begin this summer. American Iron and Metal, the scrap metal company that purchased the former Verso Paper mill in 2015 shortly after it shuttered, also acquired the mill’s other holdings, including local dams — which it’s currently looking to abandon — and the 109-ac…