Community News

Last week was a golden opportunity for both of our Covanta facilities in Alexandria, and Fairfax, Virginia as we actively participated in the National Night Out event. It was an experience engaging with the community we proudly serve, alongside law enforcement, EMT, and firefighters. We were ...

Covanta Alexandria teamed up with city council member Alyia Gaskins and her wonderful staff of City of Alexandria, Virginia at ALIVE! to address the pressing demand for food in our community. Together, we're committed to making a difference and ensuring that our neighbors in need have access to ...

Today was an exciting day for Covanta as we had the incredible opportunity to welcome the passionate and knowledgeable Environmental Justice Class from Georgetown Day School to our state-of-the-art Alexandria Facility. It was a pleasure to host such bright and environmentally conscious young minds ...

Covanta Alexandria hosted local Girl Scout Troop 60085 for an educational session on the waste hierarchy and how to recycle properly. The 4th graders were also given a facility tour led by Facility Manager Lucas Dushac and Plant Engineer Carina Gwennap.

Covanta Alexandria was represented at the annual wreath-laying event at Arlington National Cemetery by E&I Technician Rex Kanorr and his family. The Kanorrs were among the thousands who placed 150,000 wreaths on gravesites in the event organized by Wreaths Across America.

Employees at Covanta Alexandria stepped up and met the #Trashtag Challenge this past April! The Challenge was designed by Covanta’s Sustainability Employee Resource Group (ERG) to encourage individual facilities to hold cleanup events within their communities.

Covanta Alexandria processed 25 tons of wreaths from Arlington National Cemetery. Covanta has been a partner with Wreaths Across America for five years and utilizes the Waste-to-Energy process to sustainably recycle and dispose of wreaths that are laid on gravestones of military veterans at ...