Public Works and Environmental Services

CONTACT INFORMATION: Our offices are open to the public by appointment only at this time. Please call or email 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
703-324-5033 TTY 711
12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 448 Fairfax, VA 22035
Christopher S. Herrington
Director

Energy Resource Recovery Facility

Fairfax County trash is taken to the I-95 Energy Resource Recovery Facility (E/RRF) owned and operated by Reworld Fairfax, Inc. (CFI). There, waste is burned to produce steam in a boiler. The steam is used to power a generator to produce electricity. The remaining ash is landfilled at the I-95 Landfill Complex.

 

How Waste Is Processed

The following is a diagram of the energy recovery process, highlighting the emissions control system.

To learn more, visit the Fairfax | Reworld webpage.

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