It's trash day and you bring your can of garbage to the end of the driveway or toss it
in the dumpster. If you live in Eastern Massachusetts, there's a good chance we're making
electricity out of your garbage.
We're Wheelabrator North Andover, Inc. (or WNA) operators of the modern
waste-to-energy facility located in North Andover, Massachusetts.
Today, thanks to modern waste-to-energy plants such as Wheelabrator North Andover, our
trash is converted into a useful product: safe and clean energy that lights our homes,
runs our appliances, and keeps many of us warm in the winter. This takes the place of
the coal and imported oil (or fossil fuels) that we traditionally depend on as fuel for
making electricity. Here we convert more than 1,500 tons of trash every day into
enough electricity for almost 35,000 homes in the Merrimack Valley.
As you visit our web site, enjoy learning about how electricity is made from trash and
how our plant is part of today's waste management solution.