The Danielson Holding Corporation said yesterday that it had agreed to buy the American Ref-Fuel Holdings Corporation, which owns and operates waste-to-energy plants in the Northeast, for $740 million to expand its geographic reach.
Calpine, one of the biggest producers of geothermal power, should see its revenues grow, as will Ogden, which operates waste-to-energy plants.
Calpine, one of the biggest producers of geothermal power, should see its revenues grow, as should Ogden, which operates waste-to-energy plants.
The retailer also announced that, by 2015, it plans to achieve a 20% reduction in operating waste.
Surfactant containing domestic and industrial waste water is collected and purified in professionally operated waste water treatment plants.
Waste engineers spend more time and money removing the solids than finally treating and disposing of them, so often a poor solid disposal program will cause trouble in an otherwise properly designed and operated waste treatment plant.
The firm currently operates three waste treatment plants, provides services to over 20,000 people and generates full-time employment for more than 80 people in Kenya.
As of last year, though, it had only reduced its operating waste by 0.9%.
"The total material sent to landfills at all 14 plants is less than 1 percent of all our operating waste".
Danielson, based in Fairfield, N.J., operates 25 waste-to-energy plants in 14 states, processing about 31,000 tons of waste a day.
