EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Waste
Covanta Holding - top-third GHGRP parent
According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 23 facilities across 11 states (4.5M MT CO₂e in 2023).
- MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
- 4.5M
- Reporting facilities
- 23
- States covered
- 11
- Overall rank
- #116
Data updated May 2026
According to the EPA GHGRP, Covanta Holding reported 4.5M MT CO₂e in 2023 across 23 facilities in 11 states (ranks among the top 10% of U.S. corporate GHG emitters (#116 of 2,289)) Emissions increased 10% over the tracked period.
- Overall rank #116 of 2,289
- #3 in Waste
- +10.2% since 2011
Covanta Holding vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies
Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company
4,508,537 116th of 2289 higher than 2,173 of 2,289 companies
GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023
How Covanta Holding spreads its footprint vs Waste peers
Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 20 Waste companies. A company can lead its sector from one concentrated site or from many smaller ones; the split below uses the median of this peer group (8 facilities, 0.77M MT).
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Waste peer footprint table: Covanta Holding, 23 facilities, 4.51M MT CO2e. Waste Management, 225 facilities, 11.65M MT CO2e. Republic Services, 177 facilities, 10.72M MT CO2e. Waste Connections US, 40 facilities, 3.63M MT CO2e. Gfl Environmental Holdings (us), 30 facilities, 2.45M MT CO2e. Wheelabrator Technologies Holdings, 12 facilities, 2.22M MT CO2e. Rumpke Consolidated Cos, 9 facilities, 1.69M MT CO2e. County of Orange California, 5 facilities, 1.13M MT CO2e. County of Lycoming Pennsylvania, 1 facilities, 0.9M MT CO2e. County of Pinellas Florida, 2 facilities, 0.77M MT CO2e. Apex Environmental, 1 facilities, 0.7M MT CO2e. County of Brevard Florida, 1 facilities, 0.67M MT CO2e. City of El Paso Texas, 2 facilities, 0.54M MT CO2e. Waste Connections, 8 facilities, 0.51M MT CO2e. City of Baton Rouge Louisiana, 2 facilities, 0.51M MT CO2e. Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County Florida, 3 facilities, 0.5M MT CO2e. City of Dallas Texas, 1 facilities, 0.48M MT CO2e. Casella Waste Systems, 9 facilities, 0.46M MT CO2e. County of Polk Florida, 1 facilities, 0.43M MT CO2e. US Government, 9 facilities, 0.42M MT CO2e.
EPA GHGRP inventory plate
Parent covanta-holding · 2023 #116 · 4.5M MT
CO2E-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-MULTI · SPAN-NATION · SECTOR-WASTE · TREND-UP · BOOK-RICH
- CO2E-MID 4.5M MT
- TOP-DECILE #116/2289
- PHOTO-FINISH Hawaiian Electric Ind… · Power Plants
- FAC-MULTI 23 facilities
- SPAN-NATION 11 states
- SECTOR-WASTE Waste
- TREND-UP +10% since 2011
- BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields
Nearest CO₂e peer: Hawaiian Electric Industries · Power Plants (±15K MT)
Upper-third parent rollup stamps: CO₂e band, corpus rank, peer, facility book, state span, sector, trend. Not an EPA grade.
2023 methane-weighted parent mix
Methane leads the non-CO₂ share for Covanta Holding: CH₄ is 3.9% of 4.5M MT CO₂e in 2023 (N₂O 3.1%). Non-CO₂ gases total 7%. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.
- CO₂
- 93%
- 4.2M MT
- CH₄
- 3.9%
- 176K MT
- N₂O
- 3.1%
- 138K MT
CO₂e neighbourhood around Covanta Holding
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.
Largest sites in a top-third parent book
Covanta Holding - top sites (MT CO₂e)
Covanta Holding's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e
Emissions growth across reporting years
Covanta Holding - rising annual GHG
EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e
- Reported CO₂e in 2023
- 4.5M MT
- 13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
Covanta Holding annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023
Covanta Holding reported 4.5M MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 4.1M MT in 2011 - a rise of 10.2% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.
Wide facility book (23)
| Facility | Location | Emissions (MT CO2e) |
|---|---|---|
| SEMASS PARTNERSHIP RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY Waste ROCHESTER, MA | ROCHESTER, MA | 424K |
| ESSEX COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY Waste NEWARK, NJ | NEWARK, NJ | 402K |
| OGDEN MARTIN SYS OF FAIRFAX Waste LORTON, VA | LORTON, VA | 396K |
| Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility Waste CHESTER, PA | CHESTER, PA | 378K |
| COVANTA ENERGY Waste INDIANAPOLIS, IN | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | 355K |
| REWORLD HEMPSTEAD Waste WESTBURY, NY | WESTBURY, NY | 317K |
| Reworld Niagara I, LLC Power Plants NIAGARA FALLS, NY | NIAGARA FALLS, NY | 306K |
| UNION COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY Waste RAHWAY, NJ | RAHWAY, NJ | 238K |
| COVANTA HAVERHILL INC Waste HAVERHILL, MA | HAVERHILL, MA | 235K |
| ONONDAGA CO RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY Waste JAMESVILLE, NY | JAMESVILLE, NY | 179K |
| COVANTA PLYMOUTH RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC Waste CONSHOHOCKEN, PA | CONSHOHOCKEN, PA | 173K |
| CAMDEN CNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY ASSOC Waste CAMDEN, NJ | CAMDEN, NJ | 145K |
| REWORLD HUNTINGTON Waste EAST NORTHPORT, NY | EAST NORTHPORT, NY | 127K |
| COVANTA ALEXANDRIA/ARLINGTON, INC Waste ALEXANDRIA, VA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | 125K |
| Covanta WBH Waste Tulsa, OK | Tulsa, OK | 112K |
| SOUTHEASTERN CT RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY Waste PRESTON, CT | PRESTON, CT | 104K |
| Covanta Stanislaus Inc. Waste CROWS LANDING, CA | CROWS LANDING, CA | 94K |
| COVANTA BABYLON, INC. Waste WEST BABYLON, NY | WEST BABYLON, NY | 92K |
| COVANTA BRISTOL, INC Waste BRISTOL, CT | BRISTOL, CT | 85K |
| COVANTA MARION, INC Waste BROOKS, OR | BROOKS, OR | 70K |
| COVANTA LAKE II INC Waste OKAHUMPKA, FL | OKAHUMPKA, FL | 64K |
| HAVERHILL LANDFILL Waste HAVERHILL, MA | HAVERHILL, MA | 48K |
| Carver-Marion-Wareham Landfill Waste Carver, MA | Carver, MA | 40K |
Where Covanta Holding's reported CO₂e sits by state
22.6% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in New York (5 sites) ; next is New Jersey at 17.4% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.
Covanta Holding reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state
Covanta Holding's reported CO₂e by EPA sector
Top sector Waste is 93.2% of this parent's facility CO₂e (22 sites) ; Power Plants follows at 6.8% . Sector labels are EPA GHGRP facility industry_sector values.
Covanta Holding reported facility CO₂e by EPA industry sector
Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent
Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (4.5M MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.
Similar reported CO₂e
Nearest parent totals (4.5M MT here).
Similar facility book
Nearest reporting-facility counts (23 here).
Similar per-facility CO₂e
Nearest average MT per facility (196K MT here).
Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice
What to do with this
Using Covanta Holding's emissions profile
- Covanta Holding runs high-intensity per facility (196K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Waste sector on the Waste industry page.
- It ranks #116 of 2,289 reporting parents nationwide, compare it directly against specific peers on the compare tool.
- Not sure how to read a total-CO₂e figure or a per-facility intensity number, the how-to-read guide walks through what each field means and what it doesn't.
Related reading: How to read an emissions profile · Waste emitters · Methodology
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.