New Jersey-based Reworld recycled 432,000 tons of metal in 2025, with 6,000 tons coming from discarded electronics, according to its most recent sustainability report.
That figure represents a 20% increase in e-scrap recycling from the previous year. A spokesman said the company’s EcoWorld facility in Philadelphia separates and processes 99% of that e-scrap, consisting of plastics, circuit boards and metals.
In its overall business, Reworld saw 19 million tons of waste pass through its facilities last year.The spokesman said 92% of that material feeds the company’s thermomechanical treatment facilities (TTFs), which create alternate fuels for the cement and lime industries.
The company also launched its ReAssure PFAS Destruction system service line. Through ReAssure, PFAS-containing waste is heated to above 2,012°F to destroy any PFAS in the material. Testing at Reworld TTFs showed a 99% destruction rate for PFAS, and the company has about 17 million tons of annual processing capacity.
These measures helped Reworld meet its 2025 recycling and diversion goals, which were put in place when EQT Infrastructure acquired the company, formerly known as Covanta, in 2021. The deal involved what the spokesman called sustainability-linked financing, requiring the company to meet two sustainability goals.
Both of them — 2.5% cumulative growth in sustainably processed waste (material processed through TTFs, recycling and reuse) and 25% cumulative growth in waste recycled and reused — were met last year. The spokesman said these targets were verified by a third party.
In the year, the company created a net lifecycle greenhouse gas reduction of 38.5 million metric tons, as well as 477,000 metric tons of methane. Reworld TTFs created enough energy to power 811,000 homes. It also recycled 12 million gallons of petroleum for resale.
“Sustainability at Reworld is driven by science, shaped by partnership and measured through tangible outcomes,” said Tequila Smith, Reworld’s executive vice president and chief sustainability officer. “By applying their expertise and specialized capabilities, our employees help customers and communities turn waste into measurable environmental and economic value.”
Reworld operates 70% of the nation’s total TTF capacity and employs 4,180 people.
