Covanta Energy, Tartech to recover metal from landfill ash

Sep 13, 2012 | 03:51 PM | Lisa Gordon

Tags  scrap metal, Covanta Energy, Tartech Eco Industries, Seth Myones, Alexander Kalckreuth, Lisa Gordon

PITTSBURGH — Covanta Energy Corp. plans to embark on a collaborative effort to recover scrap metal from ashes generated from waste.

The Morristown, N.J.-based energy company has entered into a joint venture with Berlin-based Tartech Eco Industries AG to recover and recycle metals generated in energy-from-waste operations.

The new company, Covanta Tartech LLC, will develop projects at Covanta-owned ash monofills to recover more metal than it previously could while reducing volumes being deposited. ....





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