Covanta subsidiary to collect electronic scrap in Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH  (Scrap Monster) : ECOvanta, the electronic waste recycling subsidiary of Covanta Energy Corp. has signed an agreement with  the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) on collection of electronic scrap.

ECOvanta today announced a new partnership with the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) to provide e-waste recycling services for LCSWMA’s Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility, located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ECOvanta will transport the HHW Facility’s e-waste, including computers, monitors, mobile phones, printers and televisions to its Philadelphia facility for dismantling, shredding or aggregating for reuse and recycling.

ECOvanta is among an exclusive group of national e-waste recyclers that hold both e-Stewards and Responsible Recycling (R2) environmental certifications. The certifications recognize that the ECOvanta e-waste recycling facility fully protects human health, the global environment and security. It is also ISO 14001:2004 certified and a member of the National Association for Information Destruction. In accordance with these accreditations, everything that comes through the facility is sold or recycled as a processed commodity.

The agreement covers the recycling of about 1.3 million pounds of electronic scrap per year.

The company, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides sound and proven cost-effective solutions and alternatives to landfill disposal. It serves customers throughout the Mid-Atlantic, New York/New Jersey and New England regions.