West Hartford has contracted with New Jersey-based Covanta Energy Corp. to dispose of the town’s municipal solid waste into waste-to-energy facilities.
Covanta is the largest owner of waste-to-energy facility in North America – where refuse is burned for energy – and operates plants in Bristol, Wallingford, and Preston.
West Hartford generates 25,000 tons of waste annually. With the new contract, Covanta manages 125,000 tons of waste and 20,000 tons of recyclables from all its Connecticut clients. The others include Guilford, Madison, East Hartford, Newington, Southbury, Windsor Locks and Vernon.
West Hartford expects to lower its disposal fees with Covanta, the town said in the contract announcement.
