Public Works and Environmental Services

CONTACT INFORMATION: Our office is open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mon. - Fri.
703-324-5230 TTY 711
12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 458, Fairfax, Va 22035
Eric Forbes
Director, Solid Waste Management

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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