The Essex County Resource Recovery Facility, is New Jersey's largest Energy-from-Waste facility. Operating as Covanta Essex Company, the Newark facility serves the refuse disposal needs of 22 municipalities in Essex County and the surrounding region. The facility opened in 1990 and boasts one of the smoothest plant start-ups in industry history. The facility was sponsored by Essex County and its design and construction employed the largest minority business enterprise plan in New Jersey history. Today, the facility combusts 2,800 tons per day of municipal solid waste and generates approximately 65 megawatts of electricity. The plant also recovers ferrous (steel) and non-ferrous (aluminum, brass, copper, etc.) materials for recycling.
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