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Covanta’s Long Island Facilities (Babylon, Hempstead, Huntington and MacArthur) Senior Community Affairs Specialist, Maureen Early was honored by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman at the Lakeside Theater at Eisenhower Park for the Salute to Veterans Ceremony and Concert. Along with three ...

The Huntington employees volunteered and donated recycling containers at the Long Island Take Steps walk for Crohn’s and Colitis at Belmont Lake State Park. Covanta collected the containers and brought them back to the facility to sort for recyclables and trash. 

Covanta Hempstead along with Covanta's three other Long Island facilities (Covanta Babylon, Covanta Huntington and Covanta MacArthur). Once again, the Long Island facilities were the major sponsor of the Long Island Regional Envirothon. This annual competition is Long Island’s premier environmental ...

Covanta MacArthur along with Covanta's three other Long Island facilities (Covanta Hempstead, Covanta Huntington and Covanta Babylon) also came together for a volunteer day at Cornell’s 140-acre 4H Camp in Riverhead, NY. More than 40 participants performed cabin repairs and cleaned the property, ...

Covanta Babylon along with Covanta's three other Long Island facilities (Covanta Hempstead, Covanta Huntington and Covanta MacArthur) collaborated on a volunteer day at Seatuck Environmental Association in Islip, NY. Over 30 volunteers helped ready the property for the organization’s first ...

The Covanta Huntington facility sponsored a battery bounty program at the Town of Smithtown’s hazardous household waste collection event. Regional Environmental Manager Brian Aerne collected rechargeable batteries from residents for recycling and distributed Home Depot gift cards to participants. ...

Covanta Huntington employees participated in a #Trashtag Challenge cleanup in April. The group picked up litter alongside Town Line Road, adjacent to the facility.

Covanta Huntington sponsored the Town of Huntington’s Family Earth Day celebration at the beautiful Manor Farm. The event provided opportunities to learn about wildlife and conservation, along with beekeeping and composting demonstrations. Tree saplings were handed out to visitors. In the photo, ...

Covanta’s Long Island facilities (Covanta Babylon, Covanta Hempstead, Covanta Huntington and Covanta MacArthur) presented a donation of $2,000 to the Family & Children’s Association of Long Island. For over 135 years, the organization has been devoted to protecting and strengthening Long ...

Covanta’s Long Island facilities (Covanta Babylon, Covanta Hempstead, Covanta Huntington and Covanta MacArthur) proudly continued their sponsorship of the Wreaths Across America program. This effort coordinates holiday wreath-laying ceremonies at veterans’ cemeteries, including Calverton and Long ...