Covanta Essex Company

Covanta Releases Emissions Data For Newark Trash Incinerator

Covanta's Newark incinerator burns garbage from all 22 municipalities in Essex County and NYC. Other NJ facilities are in Camden and Rahway.

Covanta makes emissions data available to public for all New Jersey WTE facilities

The company says this data will help provide transparency and peace of mind to stakeholders and communities.

Essex County Trash Incinerator Unfairly Burdens Poor, Critics Say

"It would be unheard of to place an incinerator in Montclair or Short Hills… it's environmental racism," a critic of the Newark plant said.

Essex County Trash Incinerator’s Weird, Pink Smoke Ignites Debate

Covanta claims the pink smoke that emanated from its Essex County facility isn't a hazard. Not so fast, the New Jersey Sierra Club says.