Allan Gerlat, News Editor

October 29, 2012

1 Min Read
Covanta, Massachusetts City Agree on Waste-to-Energy Contract

Covanta Energy Corp. has agreed on a new contract with the city of Quincy, Mass., to use the city’s municipal solid waste (MSW) for Covanta’s waste-to-energy facility in Rochester, Mass.

Covanta SEMASS L.P., a subsidiary of the Morristown, N.J.-based Covanta, said in a news release the extension of the current contract will begin in July 2013 and run for 10 years with mutual extension options. It provides the potential for recycling service after the city’s current contract expires next year.

Quincy will continue to use the MSW transfer station in Braintree, Mass, operated by Covanta and currently being renovated.

 

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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