Covanta Energy, an award-winning company in the energy and waste disposal industry, has 45 Energy-from-Waste facilities that provide communities with eco-friendly solutions to their solid waste disposal needs. The municipal solid waste is converted into clean, renewable energy that generates approximately 9 million megawatt hours of electricity and over 10 billion pounds of steam annually, which is sold to various industries. Covanta's innovative projects have earned them recognition from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.