International Facilities

Energy-from-Waste in Trezzo, Italy

 Municipal solid waste disposal is a significant challenge in Europe, especially in Italy, where approximately 75 percent of waste is disposed of in landfills resulting in high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and significant environmental costs. As with the rest of Europe, the development of alternative modes of waste management is necessary such as producing energy from waste to produce electricity.

Covanta Energy owns a 13 percent equity interest in a 500 metric tons per day, 18 megawatt mass-burn energy-from-waste project at Trezzo sull’Adda in the Lombardy Region of Italy. The remainder of the equity in the project is held by a subsidiary of Falck S.p.A. and the municipality of Trezzo sull’Adda. The project is operated by Ambiente 2000 S.r.l., an Italian special purpose limited liability company of which Covanta owns 40 percent.

 The solid waste supply for the project comes from municipalities and privately-owned waste haulers under long-term contracts. The electrical output from the Trezzo project is sold at governmentally established preferential rates under a long-term purchase contract to Italy’s state-owned electricity grid operator, Gestore della Rete di Trasmissione Nazionale S.p.A.

The plant is located in the industrial area of the City of Trezzo, Italy beyond Milan and Venice areas L'area a disposizione dell'impianto ha una superficie di circa 23.500 m2.and is easily accessible via major roadways.