While most of New York City’s waste is sent to landfills far from the five boroughs, around 25% of it makes its way to facilities around the metropolitan area where it is burned to generate electricity. These enormous facilities are commonly referred to as “waste-to-energy” or “resource recovery” facilities.

Join us for a tour of Covanta’s Union County Resource Recovery Facility, a 22-acre industrial complex on the banks of the Rahway River in suburban New Jersey. Learn about the technology used here to process approximately 1,500 tons of solid waste per day into enough electrical energy to power 30,000 homes and businesses in the area.

Bus transportation to and from Lower Manhattan, near the Holland Tunnel entrance, will be provided to registered attendees of this tour. The location of the bus pick-up will be made available via email upon completion of registration. Times listed on this page include transportation to and from Rahway, NJ; the tour itself will last approximately 1.5 hours.

This program is part of Getting to Zero: New York + Waste, a year-long series of tours and talks exploring New York City’s waste system.