Covanta renews agreement with the LCSWMA

Covanta, Morristown, New Jersey, and the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA),

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, have announced a new agreement for the operation and maintenance of LCSWMA's two energy-from-waste (EFW) facilities: the Lancaster Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility in Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, and the Susquehanna Resource Management Complex (SRMC) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Combined, these two facilities process around 700,000 tons of waste annually. The new improved agreement, which was finalized at the end of 2017, extends a successful long-term collaboration between LCSWMA and Covanta through 2032.

“LCSWMA is proud to continue working with such an experienced and industry-leading company like Covanta," Jim Warner, CEO for LCSWMA, says. "Waste-to-energy has been a critical component of LCSWMA's integrated system that minimizes landfill consumption and generates renewable energy for our community. Covanta has been a vital partner in helping us achieve that goal with great success. This enhanced partnership will help LCSWMA continue offering cost-effective, sustainable waste management services to the residents and businesses we serve."

LCSWMA retained Covanta's expertise to design, build and operate the Lancaster WTE facility. The facility, which Covanta has operated since 1991, processes 1,200 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) per day to produce enough renewable energy to power 30,000 homes continuously.

The SRMC, serves Dauphin County and the city of Harrisburg and processes up to 800 tons of MSW per day and generates approximately 23 megawatts of renewable energy that powers state capitol buildings in Harrisburg.

Covanta has operated the SRMC since 2007. LCSWMA purchased the SRMC in 2013 from the city of Harrisburg and made significant investments and capital improvements to further enhance facility performance, along ith improving customer service and aesthetics of the site.

"We are very pleased to continue our mutually beneficial partnership with LCSWMA," Joey Neuhoff, vice president and general manager of Covanta's mid-Atlantic region, says. "LCSWMA has created a world-class integrated waste management system and we are proud of our contributions to that success. We look forward to our continued collaboration over the next 15 years."

The new agreement stipulates investments and upgrades to the systems at both EFW facilities to ensure continued waste processing and energy production.