Stock Report: Covanta Holding Corp. (CVA) Report Updated: May 20, 2013 | Print This Page

Covanta Holding Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides waste and energy services to municipal entities primarily in North America. The company engages in the disposal of waste and the generation of electricity, as well as the sale of ferrous and non-ferrous metals recovered during the energy-from-waste process. It operates and/or owns 45 energy-from-waste facilities; and 15 additional energy generation facilities, including other renewable energy production facilities in North America (wood biomass and hydroelectric). The company also owns and/or operates 13 transfer stations and 4 ash landfills in the northeast United States, as well as provides waste procurement services to waste disposal and transfer station facilities. In addition, it is involved in insurance operations primarily property and casualty insurance. The company, formerly known as Danielson Holding Corporation, was founded in 1960 and is based in Morristown, New Jersey.