Covanta and the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority are celebrating the processing of 10 million tons of municipal solid waste into 5.6 million megawatt hours of electricity since 1991.

LCSWMA's Lancaster WTE Facility, which Covanta designed, built and has operated since 1991, primarily serves the sustainable waste management needs of Lancaster County, with the capacity to process 1,200 tons of municipal solid waste per day to produce enough renewable energy to power over 20,000 homes continuously.

In addition to processing 10 million tons since start-up, the facility has:

-- Produced 5.6 million megawatt-hours of electricity, enough to supply all of the homes in the City of Lancaster for over 21 years;

-- Recovered 180,000 tons of ferrous metal for recycling, equivalent to over two Golden Gate Bridges; and

-- Offset the equivalent greenhouse emissions of over 1.9 million passenger cars on the road for one year.

The Lancaster WTE Facility has also been recognized as a Star worksite in the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program. VPP Star status is the highest honor given to worksites with comprehensive, successful safety and health management systems.

"Almost 30 years ago LCSWMA made the smart decision to invest in an integrated waste management system that also provides clean, renewable energy to its community," said Joey Neuhoff, vice president and general manager of Covanta's mid-Atlantic region. "The milestone of processing 10 million tons shows that their investment is paying off and will continue to provide important benefits to the community for many years to come."

"We are proud of this big milestone and would like to thank Covanta for their excellent partnership in operating our facility for almost 27 years," says Jim Warner, LCSWMA CEO.  "Together, we are truly transforming waste into a resource for this community."

For more information on Lancaster’s innovative recycling and waste management system, visit the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority website.

In Pennsylvania, Covanta operates energy-from-waste facilities in Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery and York counties, a metals recycling facility in Bucks County and ECOvanta, an electronics waste recycling operation in Philadelphia.

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