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Published January 9, 2026 at 2:45PM

Reworld's I-95 Energy Resource Recovery Facility off of Furnace Road (via Google Maps)

A requirement established by the Virginia Clean Economy Act could force a Lorton incinerator that converts waste into energy to shut down, undermining the intent of the law, state Sen. Scott Surovell (D-34) says.

The Senate majority leader plans to introduce a bill at the Virginia General Assembly’s upcoming session that would exclude Fairfax County’s I-95 Energy Resource Recovery Facility (9898 Furnace Road) from regulations requiring larger electricity generators to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, starting in 2031.

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Fairfax County expands fabrics recycling pilot to support demand

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 9, 2025 at 1:45PM

Helpsy textile recycling containers at the I-66 Transfer Station (via DPWES)

South County residents now have an option closer to home for recycling clothes and other fabrics.

After seeing robust participation at the I-66 Transfer Station on West Ox Road, the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) has expanded a pilot program for textile recycling to the I-95 Landfill Complex (9850 Furnace Road) in Lorton.

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Conversion of Lorton landfill into Fairfax County’s largest solar array underway

By Vernon Miles

Published June 17, 2025 at 2:45PM

Fairfax County I-95 Landfill Complex (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Fairfax County and an energy developer have begun the process of converting part of a closed landfill site in Lorton into a solar array.

The county’s Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) and Madison Energy Infrastructure will officially break ground at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday), on the 5-Megawatt Solar Array Project — though officials connected to the project told FFXnow work on the site actually started weeks ago.

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County weighs options for Lorton landfill development after ski resort stalls

By Jared Serre

Published January 8, 2025 at 9:00AM

The proposed site of a municipal solid waste processing facility within the I-95 landfill in Lorton (via Fairfax County)

As the calendar flips to 2025, the future of the I-95 landfill site in Lorton is still up in the air.

Fairfax County officials are entertaining new projects for development on the 489-acre site, barely a week after a developer’s plans to erect an indoor ski complex skidded to a halt due to financial reasons.

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Fairfax County invites residents to recycle gourds at annual Pumpkin Palooza

By James Jarvis

Published November 1, 2024 at 8:15AM | Updated November 1, 2024 at 11:15AM

Pumpkin Palooza disposal bin (courtesy of Fairfax County)

Fairfax County is inviting residents to turn their post-Halloween jack-o’-lanterns from holiday decor to “compost gold” at this year’s Pumpkin Palooza.

Through Nov. 15, the Fairfax County Solid Waste Management Program is accepting used pumpkins and gourds for composting at the I-95 Landfill Complex (850 Furnace Road) and the I-66 Transfer Station (4618 West Ox Road).

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County seeks to restrict mowing at Lorton landfill during bird nesting season

By James Jarvis

Published February 28, 2024 at 11:45AM | Updated February 29, 2024 at 5:06PM

Fairfax County's I-95 Landfill Complex (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 5:05 p.m. on 2/29/2024) Fairfax County’s supervisors believe that grassland birds deserve a safe nesting ground, even if it’s atop a former landfill.

The Board of Supervisors directed county staff on Feb. 20 to work with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia to identify areas within the I-95 Landfill Complex (9850 Furnace Road) in Lorton where mowing can be minimized to protect grassland birds during their nesting season.

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County offers post-Halloween composting services with ‘PumpkinPalooza’

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 1, 2023 at 11:00AM

Pumpkins on asphalt (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Another Halloween has come and gone, but the jack-o’-lantern that may be sitting on your stoop isn’t going to get rid of itself.

Instead of trashing the carved-up squash, the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services is encouraging residents to compost with its annual “PumpkinPalooza” services.

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Upward climb remains for proposed ski resort in Fairfax County

By Fatimah Waseem

Published July 6, 2023 at 11:45AM

A sky terrace is planned at the proposed Fairfax Peak site in Lorton (via Fairfax County)

The arrival of one of the largest indoor ski facilities in the world to Fairfax County is still up in the air.

Alpine-X, a Tysons-based company, had hoped to file plans late last year to lease land at the county-owned I-95 landfill in Lorton for the public-private project called Fairfax Peak.

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Solar panels ready for long-awaited installation at Lorton landfill

By Matt Blitz

Published September 20, 2022 at 3:00PM | Updated August 1, 2024 at 1:59PM

The Lorton Landfill as seen from Furnace Road (staff photo by David Taube)

After years of effort, solar panels are finally coming to the I-95 Landfill Complex in Lorton.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion on Sept. 13 to lease about 40 acres of the county-owned closed landfill within the complex to Sun Tribe Solar to install, operate, and maintain an array of ground-mounted solar panels.