Maple Reinders has announced that Harbour City Renewables (HCR), a special purpose company of which Maple Reinders PPP Ltd. is a partner – along with AIM Capital Ltd – has reached financial close and has subsequently been awarded the contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Halifax Regional Municipality's (HRM) Organics Management Facility for a period of 25 – 35 years. This new infrastructure will replace two existing organics management facilities owned by HRM.

The HRM Organics Management Facility will process up to 60,000 tonnes of organic waste as collected from HRM residential and commercial collection programs. The new facility will utilize proven in-vessel aerobic technology, with industry-leading pre and post-treatment systems that are fully housed indoors and incorporate advanced odour mitigation, capture and treatment measures for facilities of this kind