Covanta completes acquisition of two Florida energy-from-waste facilities

Covanta Holding Corp., Morristown, New Jersey, has completed the previously announced acquisition of the business that provides operating and maintenance services to the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) of Palm Beach County’s two energy-from-waste (EFW) facilities located in West Palm Beach, Florida. Covanta paid $45 million, subject to adjustment, and expects the incremental annual revenue contribution will approach $60 million.

"This acquisition is an excellent opportunity for us to apply our breadth of operating experience and maintenance capabilities to two high-performing EFW facilities in a market we know well," Stephen J. Jones, Covanta's CEO and president, says. "We look forward to building a strong and successful partnership with the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County and are happy to be adding talented and experienced employees to the Covanta family."

Covanta now operates eight EFW facilities in Florida with a combined 5.3 million tons per year of waste disposal capacity.

"The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County has built a world class integrated solid waste management system including two waste to energy facilities that process over 1.7 million tons of municipal solid waste each year," Mark Hammond, executive director of SWA of Palm Beach County, says. "We look forward to our partnership with Covanta and building upon their reputation for operational excellence to further enhance the authority's position as a worldwide leader in sustainable solid waste management."