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Covanta's purchase of 3 WNY companies could supercharge expansion plan

The company turns waste products that otherwise would end up in a landfill into clean-burning fuel for use in cement and lime kilns.
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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The seller of three related environmental service companies in Niagara Falls said the deal will supercharge his plans for the sustainable fuel product he's been developing for years.

Covanta, an industrial waste management company with facilities across the country, purchased SGS Recovery, Buffalo Fuel Corp. and Frontier Fibers from the Santarosa Group for an undisclosed amount.

"These guys are going to achieve our mission and do well in the meantime," said G. Aaron Santarosa, who will remain in a leadership position in the companies.

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