Established in 1985, Wheelabrator North Andover is a waste management company. It has a waste-to-energy plant in North Andover, Mass., and processes more than 800 million pounds of trash annually for the production of electricity. The company produces electricity for more than 35,000 homes in the Merrimack Valley. The company has a staff of professional personnel who have experience in operating waste-to-energy plants. It specializes in the generation of electricity by burning trash in large furnaces designed for this purpose. Additionally, Wheelabrator North Andover specializes in recycling of metals used in the production of new automobiles. It recycles more than 10 million pounds of metal annually for the production of over 150,000 automobiles. It is owned and operated by Wheelabrator Technologies.