Dive Brief:

• Covanta Energy, a waste and energy services company, is working with the city of Bristol, Connecticut, to open a new transfer station.
• Negotiations are continuing, with the hopes that an agreement will be reached soon; if not, the city will likely move forward to build its own recycling station.
• ​The proposed transfer station would be built near the Covanta-owned regional waste-to-energy facility.

Dive Insight:

The recycling center would accept glass, paper and plastic from 14 communities. The city currently transports its recyclables to a center located outside the city limits.