Dive summary:

• Biddeford’s City Council in Maine approved a $6.65 million deal in August that would shut down the Maine Energy Recovery Co. incinerator after complaints about the smell and truck traffic created by the facility, now with its closure, the city is trying to redirect the trash to another town.
• Old Town, Maine, which would be the recipient of the new hoard of garbage, will have to amend their license to allow the unprocessed municipal solid waste.
• The closing date for the decision in Nov. 15, officials say no matter the outcome, not everyone will be happy.

From the article:

Last month’s decision to close a waste-to-energy incinerator in Biddeford is likely to send southern Maine trash and the controversy it breeds to a landfill in Old Town.

Biddeford’s City Council approved a $6.65 million deal in August that would shut down the Maine Energy Recovery Co. incinerator — resolving a quarter-century of complaints from residents about the smell and truck traffic created by the downtown facility — and put the building in the hands of the city. The decision was met with applause, hoots and hollers from residents at the meeting, according to the Journal Tribune. ...