About Us

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the safe and environmentally sound conversion of municipal solid waste - and other renewable waste fuels - into clean energy. Wheelabrator pioneered the waste-to-energy industry in the U.S. when it designed, built and operated the first commercially successful facility in Saugus, Massachusetts, in 1975. Three decades later, Wheelabrator is still operating its 1500-ton-per-day Saugus waste-to-energy facility.

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Our waste-to-energy facilities provide safe municipal solid waste disposal for towns and cities across the U.S. These facilities deliver clean, renewable electric power to major utilities for distribution to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. As valued corporate citizens and neighbors, Wheelabrator facilities contribute to the economic and civic vitality of their host communities.

Wheelabrator also operates a variety of independent power plants designed to generate electricity using an assortment of fuels, including waste wood, tires, waste coal and natural gas. In addition to producing electricity, some of these facilities also produce steam sold to nearby government and commercial establishments.

Based in Hampton, New Hampshire, Wheelabrator is a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Management, the leading provider of comprehensive waste management, recycling and environmental services in North America.

We invite you to visit Our Clean Energy Plants section to learn more about each of these facilities.