
	Covanta Energy Corporation&nbsp;(formerly the&nbsp;Ogden Corporation) owns and operates worldwide over forty new generation waste combustion facilities with added benefit of energy recovery, also known as&nbsp;waste-to-energy&nbsp;or energy-from-waste power generation plants. Facilities operated by Covanta produce electricity for approximately one million homes in communities across North America by converting&nbsp;municipal solid waste&nbsp;into renewable energy. The company&rsquo;s operations offset the production of approximately 20 million tons of carbon dioxide annually by producing electricity without utilizing fossil-fuel and by diverting waste from landfills.
