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Waste to Energy Project Chester County, SC |
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Covanta Energy wants to construct a waste-to-energy incinerator on the south side of Highway 9 in Chester County, SC. If approved by the County and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, the facility will process approximately 1,600 tons per day of municipal solid waste to generate up to 50 megawatts of energy. The plant will be designed for future expansion up to 100 megawatts. |
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Dec. 3, 2009: Today at a press conference in
Chester, the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League released a
new report on toxic air pollution impacts from the Covanta
incinerator proposed for Chester County. The study shows that
poisonous air emissions would be deposited more than six miles
away from the facility. Read BREDL Press Release
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Dec. 3, 2009: BREDL Technical Report: Toxic Air
Pollution Impacts from the proposed Covanta Energy Chester County
WTE Project
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Chester Residents form League Chapter
Dec. 1, 2009: On Thursday, December 3rd the Blue Ridge
Environmental Defense League and the Serious Chester County
Residents Against Pollution will hold a press conference to
release new information about air poisons and health impacts from
the proposed Covanta incinerator in Chester County. The press
conference will take place at the Chester County Library on 100
Center Street in Chester and will begin at 1:00 PM. The Serious
Chester County Residents Against Pollution is the newest chapter
in the multi-state Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League. Read BREDL Press Advisory
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December 2009: Incineration and Waste-to-Energy: BREDL Factsheet on
Covanta Air Pollution
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Nov. 21, 2009: Waste to Energy is
Not the Answer
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