MRC: Municipal Review Committee, Inc. is a non-profit corporation dedicated to ensuring the long-term affordable, environmentally sound disposal of municipal solid waste for its members.
MWS: Municipal Waste Solutions, the new identity of the Hampden facility
Crossroads: Crossroads Landfill located in Norridgewock, Maine.
WM: Waste Management, Inc., the owners of Crossroads, is a waste management company headquartered in Houston, Texas.
JRL: Juniper Ridge Landfill, owned by the State of Maine and operated by Casella.
Casella: Casella Waste Systems, a waste management company based in Rutland, Vermont.
Bypass Waste: MSW being sent to an alternative site on an interim, short-term basis after the facility has been in operation is referred to as bypass waste.