Covanta Energy, Turning Earth partner in CT

Covanta Energy Corp. (Morristown, NJ) and organic waste recycler Turning Earth, LLC (Bristol, CT) have formed a partnership to provide organics recycling to municipalities and businesses in Connecticut, a state that recently enacted a law requiring the diversion of organic wastes from landfills. Under the 10-year agreement, Turning Earth will build, own, and operate an integrated organics recycling facility in central Connecticut, while Covanta will be responsible for supplying organic waste to the facility from its service territory. The Turning Earth facility will utilize the Aikan technology, a patented high-solids anaerobic digestion (HSAD) and in-vessel composting system that converts organic waste streams into beneficial products. Covanta will continue to dispose of post-recycled waste at its waste-to-energy plants.