Beach Cleanup

Covanta Hempstead employees joined the Town of Hempstead and Atlantic Marine Conservation Societies beach cleanup at Lido Beach Town Park in Lido, NY. Creating a safer environment for birds and marine mammals is part of the Long Island facilities’ deep dedication to the conservation of our coastal ...

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Discussing the Future of Waste

Covanta’s Long Island facilities (Covanta Babylon, Covanta Hempstead, Covanta Huntington and Covanta MacArthur) sponsored a symposium at Stony Brook University, presented by the Evan R. Liblit Memorial Scholarship Committee. The gathering addressed how Long Island will address its waste in future ...

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Supporting a Fashion Show

Covanta’s Long Island facilities (Covanta Babylon, Covanta Hempstead, Covanta Huntington and Covanta MacArthur) sponsored the Family & Children’s Association’s annual breakfast and fashion show held at The Mansion at Oyster Bay.  FCA provides a range of services to Long Island’s most vulnerable ...

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H.B. Ward Technical Center Students Tour Covanta Hemsptead

Students from H.B. Ward Technical Center, a career and technical education high school in Riverhead, NY, toured the Covanta Hempstead facility. More than 20 students, who are studying to work as electricians or in alternative energy, were fascinated to visit and see how electricity is generated and ...

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Columbia University Visit

Columbia University Professor Thanos Bourtsalas, a member of the Waste to Energy Research and Technology (WTERT) council, brought a group of Greek delegates to the Covanta Hempstead facility for a tour in early February.  The delegates used their visit to the facility to aid with planning for ...

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Boosting a Food Drive

The Covanta Hempstead facility made a last-minute donation to help the Faith Mission Food Pantry, located in nearby Mineola, NY. Employees were able to fulfill the urgent request when the pantry came up short of the community’s needs and donated 100 turkeys for a holiday meal distribution. 

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Aiding Veterans

Covanta Hempstead served as a premier sponsor of Nassau County’s Veterans Winter Stand Down held at the Freeport Armory in Freeport, NY.  Donations of essential winter clothing items along with non-perishable foods were distributed to veterans throughout the day at this drive-up event.

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Food Patry Donation

Covanta’s Long Island facilities (Covanta Babylon, Covanta Hempstead, Covanta Huntington and Covanta MacArthur) sponsored Island Harvest’s Turkey and Trimmings collection campaign. Island Harvest is the largest food bank on L.I. and this event helps to supply holiday meals to needy families ...

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Toys 4 Tots Campaign

Covanta’s Long Island facilities (Covanta Babylon, Covanta Hempstead, Covanta Huntington and Covanta MacArthur) each held an employee holiday toy drive which contributed towards a very large donation made to U.S. Marines Toys-4-Tots campaign. The facilities were proud to work with the Long Island ...

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Wreaths Across America Program

Covanta’s Long Island facilities (Covanta Babylon, Covanta Hempstead, Covanta Huntington and Covanta MacArthur) once again sponsored the Wreaths Across America program on Long Island as part of their ongoing commitment to the veterans’ community. Through the program, wreaths are laid at national ...

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