Casella seeks to sell Biddeford incinerator to city

The city of Biddeford and officials with Maine Energy Recovery Co. are reviving attempts to shut down the waste-to-energy facility. The plan, still in the works, would allow city officials to buy MERC from Casella for $7.5 million, which Casella says is “well below” estimated market value.
The city council on Tuesday voted to establish a negotiating committee to work with Vermont-based Casella to finalize MERC’s closure plan, ac ...