Community News

One of the largest parades in Nassau County was held in Rockville Centre in late July. Nearly 40 fire departments and more than 50 trucks gathered for the Nassau County Fireman’s Drill and Parade, a 120-year tradition steeped in history, camaraderie, and competition. Covanta Hempstead was delighted ...

Covanta Hempstead was delighted to sponsor the June 14th Flag Day festivities for the neighboring community of Meadowbrook Pointe. A couple of hundred people gathered to honor the most iconic symbol of our nation and take part in paying tribute to this great symbol of freedom.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...