Covanta subsidiary opens new material processing facility in Indiana

Covanta Environmental Solutions, a provider of environmental services across a wide range of industries and subsidiary of Morristown, New Jersey-based Covanta, has opened a new material processing facility in Indianapolis. 

After more than 30 years managing the city of Indianapolis’ waste at its Indianapolis energy-from-waste (EFW) facility, Covanta seized the opportunity to acquire and develop a vacant industrial property located near the EFW plant. The new material processing facility is designed to enable Covanta to expand the service offerings of Covanta Environmental Solutions.

Covanta says Covanta Indianapolis has enabled many major local automotive, pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers to achieve zero-waste-to-landfill status in recent years. However, the demand for these services began to outpace the EFW facility’s handling and processing capacity. The new materials processing facility provides new processing and presorting capabilities.

“The demand for our sustainable material management services from leading manufacturers in the area has experienced strong and steady growth,” Paul Stauder, president of Covanta Environmental Solutions, says. “Our investment in this new facility demonstrates our commitment to providing industry-leading solutions for a variety of waste streams while enabling our customers to reach their sustainability goals. After operating in Indianapolis for three decades, we are proud to be expanding, bringing new jobs and an important economic boost to the city.”

In addition to helping customers reduce waste sent to landfills, the newest Covanta Environmental Solutions facility will provide liquid and solid waste recycling and treatment, product destruction and depackaging, railcar and tote cleaning and transportation and logistics support for companies with industrial waste disposal needs.

Covanta Environmental Solutions works with industries including pharmaceuticals, consumer products, health and beauty, food, automotive, chemicals and other manufacturers. Some longtime customers in central Indiana include Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Layfette, Indiana, The Hill and Griffith Co., Indianapolis, and Haynes International, Kokomo, Indiana.