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{{short description|Waste power station in Essex County, New Jersey}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Covanta Essex
| image =
| image_caption =
|location_map location = New[[Newark, YorkNew CityJersey]]
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| owner = [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]▼
|long_d = 74|long_m = 07 |long_s = 35|long_EW = W
| operator = [[Covanta Energy]]▼
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|location status = [[Newark, New Jersey]] = O
|ps_fuel_primary th_fuel_primary = Municipal waste▼
|coordinates_type = region:US-NJ_type:landmark
| th_cooling_source =
|coordinates_display = title
|technology th_technology = Incineration▼
▲|owner = [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]
| th_combined_cycle =
▲|operator = [[Covanta Energy]]
| ps_electrical_capacity = <ref>[http://www.epa.gov/region02/air/title_v2014.pdf 2014 Title V Operating Permits Database]</ref>▼
|status = Active
| commissioned = 1990▼
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|np_water_source =
▲|technology = Incineration
|ps_combined_cycle =
▲|ps_electrical_capacity = <ref>[http://www.epa.gov/region02/air/title_v2014.pdf 2014 Title V Operating Permits Database]</ref>
▲|commissioned = 1990
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The '''Essex County Resource Recovery Facility''', also known as '''Covanta Essex''', is a [[waste-to-energy]] [[incineration]] [[power station]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey]], United States. Opened in 1990, it is owned by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] (PANYNJ) and operated by [[Covanta Energy]]. itIt is located adjacent to the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] between [[Raymond Boulevard]] and the [[Passaic River]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panynj.gov/real-estate-development/essex-county-resource-recovery.html|title=Essex County Resource Recovery|publisher=|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.covanta.com/facilities/facilitywhere-bywe-locationare/our-facilities/essex.aspx|title=Energy-fromEssex -Waste FacilityCovanta|publisher=|accessdate=296 DecemberApril 20142021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/rrtp/njaincin.htm|title=NJDEP New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection|publisher=|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref>
 
As of 2012, the facility processed 2,800 tons of [[municipal solid waste]] per day, its two generators producing approximately 65 megawatts of energypower. The facility burns garbage from the [[Essex County, New Jersey#Municipalities|22 municipalities of Essex County]] and from [[New York City]]'s [[Community Boards of Manhattan|Manhattan Community Board Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/12/0405/0033/|title=For Smog Control at Incinerator, Public Pressure Played Key Role|date=5 April 2012|publisher=|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/10/1003/1512/|title=Energy-from-Waste Facility Agrees to Clean Up its Act|date=4 October 2010|publisher=|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/downloads/pdf/ShortTermContracts/12MNEAS.PDF# |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227204807/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/downloads/pdf/ShortTermContracts/12MNEAS.PDF# |archive-date=2014-12-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
As of January 1, 2013 the PANYNJ gave Covanta control of the facility through 2032, with optional extension to 2052. As part of the agreement the [[New York City Department of Sanitation]] will continue to use about 50% of the plant's disposal capacity. ConvantaCovanta agreed to invest $75 to $100 million for operational improvements, including a state-of-the-artmodern particulate emissions control system and a new recycling system for ferrous and non-ferrous metals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.energymanagertoday.com/covanta-to-upgrade-essex-county-wte-facility-084489/|title=Covanta to Upgrade Essex County WtE Facility|work=Energy Manager Today|date=13 September 2012|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref>
 
In June 2013, a refuelling station for trucks using [[compressed natural gas]] (CNG) opened at the facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130605/NJBIZ01/130609921/Covanta-partner-open-compressed-natural-gas-station-in-Newark|title=Covanta, partner open compressed natural gas station in Newark|date=5 June 2013|work=NJBIZ|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref>
 
==Environmental justice==
The facility has been a point of contention with residents of Newark, notably the [[Ironbound]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/newarknj/color-purple-newark-residents-fed-incinerator-smoke|title = The Color Purple: Newark Residents Fed up with Incinerator Smoke|date = May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2020/05/another-purple-plume-brings-new-attention-to-newark-incinerator-state-says-it-has-a-plan.html|title = Why purple smoke spells trouble in an iconic N.J. Neighborhood|date = May 2020}}</ref> A local [[community organizing]] and advocacy organization, the Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC), was concerned about [[air pollution]] emitted by the nearby [[incineration|garbage incinerator facility]]. Bright pink and purple fumes were often seen spewing from the facility but Covanta blamed a local hospital for improperly disposed medical waste. In summer 2019, ICC partnered with [[Earthjustice]], a nonprofit [[public interest]] organization that [[litigation|litigates]] to [[environmental protection|protect the environment]], and the Environmental Advocacy Clinic at [[Vermont Law School]] to take on Covanta by urging state officials to investigate. Covanta has been found many hundreds of times to exceed air pollution limits or to fail to abide by required safety regulations. Covanta eventually acknowledged that the fumes were produced by its burning of [[pesticide]]s improperly disposed and agreed to new waste management procedures.<ref>Earthjustice, 22 Jan. 2021 [https://earthjustice.org/features/ironbound-unyielding "A Newark Neighborhood Takes on a Toxic Trash Incinerator"]</ref>
 
==See also==
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[[Category:Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]]
[[Category:Essex County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Infrastructure in New York City infrastructure]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1990]]
[[Category:Waste management infrastructure of New York City]]
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