Private company

COVANTA HOLDING CORP

COVANTA HOLDING CORP is an American cogeneration services and small power producers company.¹ It is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey.¹

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

IndustryCogeneration Services & Small Power Producers¹
HeadquartersMorristown, New Jersey¹
Incorporated inDE²
Business address445 South Street, Morristown, Nj 07960²
Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer²

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2020

3.6%Operating margin³

-1.5%Net margin³

1.8%Revenue growth, 2020³

-9.0%Return on equity⁴

7.73×Debt to equity⁴

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2020

Cost of revenueOther costs

Cost of revenue75¢$1.4B
Selling, general and admin6¢$120.0M
Other costs11¢$213.0M
Interest7¢$133.0M
Income tax1¢$18.0M

Out of $1.9B in revenue.³ The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2020

Dividends paidKept or used elsewhere

Dividends paid35¢$89.0M
Kept or used elsewhere65¢$165.0M

Out of $254.0M of cash from operations.³

Financial statements

Revenue⁵⁶⁷⁸³$1.9B in 2020+13% since 2014

Operating income⁵⁶⁷⁸³$69.0M in 2020−55% since 2014

Net income⁵⁶⁷³-$28.0M in 2020+1300% since 2014

Fiscal year	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Revenue	$1.7B⁵	$1.6B⁶	$1.7B⁷	$1.8B⁸	$1.9B³	$1.9B³	$1.9B³
Cost of revenue			$1.2B⁷	$1.3B⁸	$1.3B³	$1.4B³	$1.4B³
Selling, general and admin	$97.0M⁵	$93.0M⁶	$100.0M⁷	$112.0M⁸	$115.0M³	$122.0M³	$120.0M³
Operating income	$154.0M⁵	$109.0M⁶	$109.0M⁷	$101.0M⁸	$63.0M³	$90.0M³	$69.0M³
Interest	$135.0M⁵	$134.0M⁶	$138.0M⁷	$147.0M⁸	$145.0M³	$143.0M³	$133.0M³
Income tax	$15.0M⁵	-$84.0M⁶	$22.0M⁷	-$191.0M⁸	-$29.0M³	-$7.0M³	-$18.0M³
Net income	-$2.0M⁵	$68.0M⁶	-$4.0M⁶	$57.0M⁷	$152.0M⁷	$10.0M³	-$28.0M³
Earnings per share	-$0.01⁵	$0.52⁶	-$0.03⁷	$0.44⁸	$1.17³	$0.07³	-$0.21³
Earnings per share (diluted)	-$0.01⁵	$0.51⁶	-$0.03⁷	$0.44⁸	$1.15³	$0.07³	-$0.21³

Total assets⁵⁶⁷⁸³⁴$3.7B in 2020−11% since 2014

Total liabilities⁹⁵⁶⁷⁸³⁴$3.4B in 2020−1% since 2014

Shareholders’ equity⁹⁵⁸³⁴$310.0M in 2020−60% since 2014

Cash⁶⁷⁸³⁴$55.0M in 2020−40% since 2014

Long-term debt⁹⁵⁶⁷⁸³⁴$2.4B in 2020+22% since 2014

Fiscal year	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Cash	$91.0M⁶	$96.0M⁶	$84.0M⁷	$46.0M⁸	$58.0M³	$37.0M³	$55.0M⁴
Current assets	$715.0M⁹	$697.0M⁵	$544.0M⁶	$1.2B⁷	$499.0M⁸	$400.0M³	$443.0M⁴
Total assets	$4.2B⁵	$4.2B⁶	$4.3B⁷	$4.4B⁷	$3.8B⁸	$3.7B³	$3.7B⁴
Current liabilities	$405.0M⁹	$371.0M⁵	$418.0M⁶	$1.0B⁷	$443.0M⁸	$353.0M³	$405.0M⁴
Long-term debt	$2.0B⁹	$2.3B⁵	$2.2B⁶	$2.3B⁷	$2.3B⁸	$2.4B³	$2.4B⁴
Total liabilities	$3.4B⁹	$3.6B⁵	$3.8B⁶	$4.0B⁷	$3.4B⁸	$3.3B³	$3.4B⁴
Shareholders’ equity	$782.0M⁹	$638.0M⁵	$469.0M⁸	$427.0M³	$487.0M³	$376.0M³	$310.0M⁴
Shares outstanding	133.0M shares⁹	131.0M shares⁵	130.0M shares⁶	131.0M shares⁷	131.0M shares⁸	131.0M shares³	132.0M shares⁴

Cash from operations⁵⁶⁷⁸³$254.0M in 2020−26% since 2014

Capital spending⁵$359.0M in 2016+66% since 2014

Free cash flow⁵⁶⁷-$95.0M in 2016

Dividends paid⁵⁶⁷⁸³$89.0M in 2020−12% since 2014

Share buybacks⁵⁶⁷$0 in 2018

Fiscal year	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Cash from operations	$341.0M⁵	$254.0M⁶	$264.0M⁷	$242.0M⁸	$238.0M³	$226.0M³	$254.0M³
Capital spending	$216.0M⁵	$376.0M⁵	$359.0M⁵
Free cash flow	$125.0M	-$122.0M	-$95.0M
Dividends paid	$101.0M⁵	$133.0M⁶	$131.0M⁷	$131.0M⁸	$134.0M³	$133.0M³	$89.0M³
Share buybacks	$0⁵	$30.0M⁶	$20.0M⁷	$0⁷	$0⁷
Dividend per share	$0.86⁵	$1.00⁶	$1.00⁷	$1.00⁸	$1.00³	$1.00³	$0.49³

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Corporate structure

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Major holders of COVANTA HOLDING CORP

SZ INVESTMENTS LLC Filed SC 13D/A on COVANTA HOLDING CORP, latest Dec 1, 2021

COVANTA HOLDING CORP Morristown, New Jersey

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What COVANTA HOLDING CORP reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Land	$20.0M³ Dec 31, 2020	$20.0M³ Dec 31, 2019	0%
Construction in progress	$90.0M³ Dec 31, 2020	$58.0M³ Dec 31, 2019	+55.2%
Property and equipment, before depreciation	$4.7B³ Dec 31, 2020	$4.6B³ Dec 31, 2019	+2.8%
Accumulated depreciation	$2.3B³ Dec 31, 2020	$2.2B³ Dec 31, 2019	+7.3%
Property and equipment, net	$2.4B³ Dec 31, 2020	$2.5B³ Dec 31, 2019	−1.2%
Finance-lease assets	$137.0M³ Dec 31, 2020	$143.0M³ Dec 31, 2019	−4.2%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)	$43.0M³ Dec 31, 2020	$46.0M³ Dec 31, 2019	−6.5%

Investments

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$55.0M³ Dec 31, 2020	$37.0M³ Dec 31, 2019	+48.6%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)	$188.0M³ Dec 31, 2020	$167.0M³ Dec 31, 2019	+12.6%

Intangibles and goodwill

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Goodwill	$302.0M³ Dec 31, 2020	$321.0M³ Dec 31, 2019	−5.9%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)	$237.0M³ Dec 31, 2020	$258.0M³ Dec 31, 2019	−8.1%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross	$500.0M³ Dec 31, 2020	$499.0M³ Dec 31, 2019	+0.2%
Accumulated amortization	$263.0M³ Dec 31, 2020	$241.0M³ Dec 31, 2019	+9.1%
Finite-lived intangibles, net	$237.0M³ Dec 31, 2020	$258.0M³ Dec 31, 2019	−8.1%

Leadership

Who has led COVANTA HOLDING CORP, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

President

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

2010201520202025

Chief executive officerMichael W. Ranger Nov 2, 2020 to Dec 1, 2021¹⁰
Chief executive officerAnthony J. Orlando Mar 17, 2006 to Mar 9, 2015¹¹
PresidentOwen Michaelson May 6, 2021 to Dec 1, 2021¹²
PresidentMichael W. Ranger Nov 2, 2020 to Dec 1, 2021¹⁰
PresidentPaul E. Stauder Jan 12, 2017 to Dec 1, 2021¹³
PresidentAnthony J. Orlando Mar 17, 2006 to Mar 9, 2015¹¹
Chief financial officerBradford J. Helgeson Dec 9, 2013 to Mar 19, 2021¹⁴
Chief financial officerThomas Bucks May 12, 2010 to May 12, 2010¹⁵
Chief financial officerSanjiv Khattri Aug 18, 2010 to Mar 11, 2013¹⁶
Chief financial officerCraig D. Abolt Mar 17, 2006 to Apr 5, 2006¹⁷
Chief financial officerMark A. Pytosh Sep 5, 2006 to Mar 22, 2010¹⁸
Chief operating officerDerek Veenhof Nov 2, 2020 to Dec 1, 2021¹⁹
Chief operating officerSeth Myones Mar 20, 2012 to Mar 19, 2015²⁰
Chief operating officerJohn Klett Mar 2, 2009 to Mar 5, 2012²¹

Board members and other officers (27)

Chief Accounting OfficerJoseph J. Schantz Ii. Apr 10, 2020 to Dec 1, 2021²²
Exec. VP, Gen'l Counsel & Sec.Thomas L. Kenyon Nov 9, 2020 to Dec 1, 2021²³
SVP & CHROVirginia D. Angilello May 7, 2018 to Dec 1, 2021²⁴
VP & Chief Accounting OfficerManpreet Grewal Mar 9, 2017 to Feb 27, 2020²⁵
SVP & Head of Corp DevelopmentMatthew Mulcahy May 12, 2015 to Mar 19, 2021²⁶
SVP and Chief HR OfficerMichael A. Wright May 12, 2015 to Mar 21, 2017²⁷
EVP Supply ChainCastro Michael Joseph De Jul 17, 2015 to Mar 19, 2020²⁸
VP & Chief Accounting OfficerNeil Zieselman Jun 25, 2014 to Mar 21, 2016²⁹
Executive VP - Waste SolutionsDerek Veenhof Dec 9, 2013 to Mar 19, 2020³⁰
Pres. Americas Covanta ProjSeth Myones Dec 6, 2007 to Mar 5, 2012³¹
SVP-Covanta Energy CorporationJohn Klett Feb 28, 2006 to Aug 6, 2013³²
VP and Chief Accounting OffThomas Bucks Mar 17, 2006 to Mar 18, 2014³³
Sr. VP Gen'l Counsel and Secy.Timothy Simpson Mar 17, 2006 to Dec 1, 2021³⁴
Board memberOwen Michaelson Sep 27, 2018 to Dec 1, 2021³⁵
Board memberDanielle Pletka Sep 26, 2016 to Dec 1, 2021³⁶
Board memberMichael W. Ranger Sep 26, 2016 to Sep 17, 2020³⁷
Board memberAnthony J. Orlando Nov 12, 2010 to Mar 21, 2017³⁸
Board memberJoseph M. Holsten May 8, 2009 to Dec 1, 2021³⁹
Board memberLinda J. Fisher Dec 6, 2007 to Jun 17, 2021⁴⁰
Board memberClayton K. Yeutter Jun 1, 2006 to May 8, 2009⁴¹
Board memberPeter C. B. Bynoe Jun 1, 2006 to Dec 1, 2021⁴²
Board memberRichard L. Huber Jun 1, 2006 to May 8, 2009⁴³
Board memberRobert S. Silberman Jun 1, 2006 to Dec 1, 2021⁴⁴
Board memberRonald J. Broglio Jun 1, 2006 to Dec 1, 2021⁴⁵
Board memberSam Zell Jun 1, 2006 to Dec 1, 2021⁴⁶
Board memberWilliam Pate Jun 1, 2006 to May 8, 2015⁴⁷
Board memberDavid Michael Barse Aug 9, 2006 to Dec 1, 2021⁴⁸

Former names

DANIELSON HOLDING CORPNov 15, 1995 to Sep 21, 2005²

Timeline

Nov 30, 20218-K Entered a material agreement; Ended a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale⁴⁹
Nov 15, 20218-K Regulation FD disclosure⁵⁰
Nov 12, 20218-K Executive or director change⁵¹
Nov 2, 20218-K Other events⁵²
Oct 28, 20218-K Results of operations; Regulation FD disclosure⁵³
Oct 22, 20218-K Regulation FD disclosure⁵⁴
Oct 18, 20218-K Regulation FD disclosure⁵⁵
Oct 13, 20218-K Shareholder vote; Other events⁵⁶
Oct 5, 20218-K Regulation FD disclosure⁵⁷
Oct 4, 20218-K Other events⁵⁸
Nov 2, 2020New chief executive Michael W. Ranger becomes CEO¹⁰
Mar 17, 2006New chief executive Anthony J. Orlando becomes CEO¹¹

Calendar

When it reported results

Oct 28, 2021Reported quarterly or annual results⁵³

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

37 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 quarterly reports, 10 major events, 19 insider forms, 1 large holders, 6 other. The latest 20:

Dec 10, 202115-12B EDGAR
Dec 1, 2021SC 13D/A EDGAR
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The 37 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SZ INVESTMENTS LLCSC 13D/A, 1 filing Dec 1, 2021⁵⁹

SEC filer profile

How COVANTA HOLDING CORP is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARCOVANTA HOLDING CORP¹
CIK0000225648
Employer ID (EIN)95-6021257¹
Filer statusLarge accelerated filer¹
Incorporated inDelaware¹
Fiscal year endsDecember 31¹
Industry code (SIC)4991 Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers¹
Business address445 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960¹
Phone862-345-5000¹
Shares outstanding133,009,182 as of Oct 22, 2021⁶⁰
Public float$1.1B as of Jun 30, 2020³
On EDGAR sinceNov 13, 1995¹
Filings1,496 in all: 4 (740), 8-K (278), 10-Q (79), SC 13G/A (43), 3 (35), 4/A (28), SC 13D/A (27), DEF 14A (26)¹
All 47 form types
10-K (25), SC 13G (24), CORRESP (19), UPLOAD (19), DEFA14A (16), 424B5 (15), 8-K/A (14), S-3/A (14), 10-Q/A (9), ARS (9), FWP (7), S-3 (7), S-3ASR (7), S-8 (7), 10-K/A (5), 424B2 (5), SC 13D (4), 424B1 (3), PRE 14A (3), S-8 POS (3), SC TO-I/A (3), 3/A (2), 424B3 (2), 8-A12B (2), S-1/A (2), 10-K405 (1), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 424B7 (1), 5 (1), 8-A12B/A (1), CERTNYS (1), DEFM14A (1), POS AM (1), POSASR (1), PREM14A (1), S-4 (1), S-4 POS (1), SC TO-I (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 19, 2021
Quarterly report (10-Q) Oct 28, 2021
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 2, 2021
Latest 8-K (8-K) Nov 30, 2021

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARCOVANTA HOLDING CORP filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARCOVANTA HOLDING CORP filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARCOVANTA HOLDING CORP 10-K for fiscal 2020
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SEC EDGARCOVANTA HOLDING CORP 10-K for fiscal 2020
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SEC EDGARCOVANTA HOLDING CORP 10-K for fiscal 2014
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SEC EDGARCOVANTA HOLDING CORP 10-K for fiscal 2015
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SEC EDGARCOVANTA HOLDING CORP 10-K for fiscal 2016
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SEC EDGARCOVANTA HOLDING CORP 10-K for fiscal 2017
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SEC EDGARCOVANTA HOLDING CORP 10-K for fiscal 2014
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SEC EDGARMichael W. Ranger, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARAnthony J. Orlando, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGAROwen Michaelson, President
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SEC EDGARPaul E. Stauder, President
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SEC EDGARBradford J. Helgeson, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARThomas Bucks, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARSanjiv Khattri, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARCraig D. Abolt, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARMark A. Pytosh, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARDerek Veenhof, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARSeth Myones, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARJohn Klett, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARJoseph J. Schantz Ii., Chief Accounting Officer
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SEC EDGARThomas L. Kenyon, Exec. VP, Gen'l Counsel & Sec.
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SEC EDGARVirginia D. Angilello, SVP & CHRO
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SEC EDGARManpreet Grewal, VP & Chief Accounting Officer
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SEC EDGARMatthew Mulcahy, SVP & Head of Corp Development
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SEC EDGARMichael A. Wright, SVP and Chief HR Officer
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SEC EDGARCastro Michael Joseph De, EVP Supply Chain
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SEC EDGARNeil Zieselman, VP & Chief Accounting Officer
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SEC EDGARDerek Veenhof, Executive VP - Waste Solutions
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SEC EDGARSeth Myones, Pres. Americas Covanta Proj
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SEC EDGARJohn Klett, SVP-Covanta Energy Corporation
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SEC EDGARThomas Bucks, VP and Chief Accounting Off
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SEC EDGARTimothy Simpson, Sr. VP Gen'l Counsel and Secy.
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SEC EDGAROwen Michaelson, Board member
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SEC EDGARDanielle Pletka, Board member
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SEC EDGARMichael W. Ranger, Board member
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SEC EDGARAnthony J. Orlando, Board member
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SEC EDGARJoseph M. Holsten, Board member
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SEC EDGARLinda J. Fisher, Board member
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SEC EDGARClayton K. Yeutter, Board member
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SEC EDGARPeter C. B. Bynoe, Board member
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SEC EDGARRichard L. Huber, Board member
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SEC EDGARRobert S. Silberman, Board member
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SEC EDGARRonald J. Broglio, Board member
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SEC EDGARSam Zell, Board member
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SEC EDGARWilliam Pate, Board member
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SEC EDGARDavid Michael Barse, Board member
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SEC EDGAREntered a material agreement; Ended a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale
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SEC EDGARRegulation FD disclosure
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SEC EDGARExecutive or director change
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SEC EDGAROther events
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SEC EDGARResults of operations; Regulation FD disclosure
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SEC EDGARRegulation FD disclosure
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SEC EDGARRegulation FD disclosure
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SEC EDGARShareholder vote; Other events
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SEC EDGARRegulation FD disclosure
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SEC EDGAROther events
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SEC EDGARSZ INVESTMENTS LLC SC 13D/A on COVANTA HOLDING CORP
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SEC EDGARCOVANTA HOLDING CORP 10-Q filed Oct 28, 2021: shares outstanding