Covanta Holding Corporation
40 Lane Road
Fairfi eld, NJ 07004
COVANTA HOLDING CORPORATION 2007 ANNUAL REPORT
COVANTA
CLEARS THE AIR
COVANTA IS AN INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED OWNER AND
OPERATOR OF ENERGY-FROM-WASTE
AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.
OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES
CONVERT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR
COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
AND AROUND THE WORLD.
DESIGN: PETRICK DESIGN, CHICAGO
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IT’S TIME TO
CLEAR THE AIR.
TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS
NOW WHEN CONCERNS ABOUT
CLIMATE CHANGE COMPEL REDUCTIONS
IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
NOW WHEN IT MAKES MORE SENSE
THAN EVER TO GENERATE POWER WITH
RENEWABLE RESOURCES.
NOW WHEN DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABILITY
REQUIRES PROVEN SUPERIOR WASTE
MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS.
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Three Challenges–One Solution
Covanta is uniquely positioned to grow our business by helping
to solve pressing environmental and economic challenges. As
the world’s largest provider of Energy-from-Waste, also known
as EfW or waste-to-energy, we produce clean energy from what
our society discards.
Building on our extensive base of operations, we continue to
strengthen our position as the industry leader. Fueling Covanta’s
growth is our expertise in delivering one solution to address
some of the most demanding problems of our time–reducing
greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming, generating
clean energy from renewable fuels, and adopting environmentally
sustainable waste disposal practices.
Our business is inseparable from each of these challenges and the
solutions Covanta provides are more relevant than ever.
By offering world-class technology, a wealth of experience, and
exceptional customer relations, we achieved our goals for 2007.
This success puts us in an excellent position to capitalize on growth
opportunities we foresee in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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“YOU CAN’T CONTINUE TO LANDFILL
WASTE. AT SOME POINT, YOU HAVE TO
COME UP WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY.
WASTE-TO-ENERGY IS THE BEST
TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TODAY.”
JOHN DOHERTY, NYC SANITATION COMMI