09 February 2012Covanta Energy subsidiary, Covanta Alexandria/Arlington, which operates the 25 year old waste to energy incinerator for the City of Alexandria and Arlington County, Virginia, has been awarded a new waste disposal and service agreement.
The company said that the new agreement, which was approved by unanimous vote from both the Alexandria City Council and the Arlington County Board, runs from 2013 through 2019, with an option to extend the agreement through 2038.
According to Covanta, the Alexandria/Arlington waste to energy facility commenced operations in 1988 and processes over 330,000 tons (300,000 tonnes) of municipal solid waste per year to produce approximately 185,000 MWh of energy, as well as recycling thousands of tons of metals.
The company said that it expects the deal to save residents a substantial amount in solid waste disposal costs.
"Arlington County is proud to continue our partnership with the City of Alexandria and Covanta Energy for years to come," said Mark Schwartz, Arlington County deputy manager. "The new agreement continues Arlington County's avoidance of landfill disposal for solid waste that cannot be recycled at the curb and provides financial savings to our citizens."
Covanta added that in 2011 the facility was named the Large Waste to Energy Facility of the Year in the combustion category by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in recognition of its strong environmental and safety performance record.
Also in 2011, the company said that the facility was the recipient of the Governor's Environmental Excellence Award and received the Gold Industrial Waste and Pretreatment Environmental Excellence Award from the Virginia Water Environmental Association.
According to Covanta, in almost 25 years of operation, the facility has:
- Converted approximately 8 million tons (7.3 million tones) of municipal solid waste into over four 4 million MWh of electricity - enough to supply all of the homes in Washington D.C. and Alexandria with electricity for one year
- Offset approximately 8 million tons (7.3 million tones) of greenhouse gases - the equivalent to planting over 180 million tree seedlings in terms of environmental benefit
- Recycled 36,000 tons (32,700 tonnes) of ferrous metal - the same amount used to build the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
Rich Baier, P.E., City of Alexandria
director of transportation and environmental services commented: "The
new agreement allows the City to meet our long-term goals in our
Eco-City Environmental Action Plan and our Solid Waste Management Plan."
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