Covanta

Palm Beach Two

6651 North Jog Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33412
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Reducing Landfill Waste

Located in Palm Beach, Florida, the Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility No. 2 (REF 2) is an award winning Waste-to-Energy Facility. The Facility, owned by the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) of Palm Beach County, serves residents with reliable and sustainable waste management.

The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County Renewable Energy Park consists of two Energy-from-Waste facilities. For information on the Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility No. 1 visit this link.

As the facility operator, we are proud to keep waste out of landfills and are committed to ensuring safe operations and minimizing environmental impacts.

Fast Stats: Annual Performance

Every year, our facility processes more than 990,000 tons of waste that would otherwise have ended up in landfills.

Less waste in landfills reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 807,000 metric tons of CO₂. That’s like taking 173,000 passenger vehicles off the road for one year.

We use waste to produce 95 megawatts of electricity 24/7 - enough to power 48,000 homes for a year.

We also recover 28,900 tons of metal for recycling annually - enough to build 23,000 cars.

Superior Environmental Performance

We care about our communities and operate well below emissions limits. Over 99.9 percent of what comes out of our plant’s stack is what you’d typically find in air - water vapor, nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. The remaining constituents are well below federal and state standards.

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Process in Action

Waste-to-Energy: How Does It Work?

Waste-to-Energy takes non-hazardous waste - otherwise destined for landfill - and combusts it to generate steam for electricity generation. Ash is processed to recover metal for recycling while all gases are collected, filtered and cleaned before being released safely into the atmosphere.

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