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Fairfax Co. rejects deal to buy trash facility
After six years of review, Fairfax County's Board of Supervisors voted 8 to 2 to reject a $418 million option to buy the Covanta waste to energy facility in Lorton.
Tags: Lorton , Sharon Bulova , Gerry Hyland , Hank Silverberg
Trash talk in Fairfax is just about over
A big decision on trash is about to be made in Fairfax County, and it may impact other parts of the D.C. region.
Tags: Fairfax Board of Supervisors , Sharon Bulova , Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce , Jim Corcoran , Hank Silverberg
Fairfax Co. executive backs purchase of waste-to-energy plant
Fairfax County can make money and keep better control over its own garbage and imported waste if it picks up the option to buy the Covanta waste-to-energy facility in Lorton, County Executive Anthony Griffin says.
Tags: Pat Herrity , Fairax County , waste-to-energy , Anthony Griffin , Hank Silverberg
Fairfax Co. debates purchase of $400M waste-to-energy plant
Fairfax County Executive Anthony Griffin is poised to recommend the county buy a trash incinerator in Lorton.
Tags: waste-to-energy , Lorton , Anthony Griffin , Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce , Robby Demeria , Dominion Power , Fairfax County Board of Supervisors , Pat Herrity , Sharon Bulova , Hank Silverberg
Groups hope to turn floating ocean trash into fuel
Beginning later this year, Project Kaisei will collect debris from the ocean which Covanta Energy will use to test a new waste-to-fuel technology.
Tags: Great Pacific Garbage Patch , trash , renewable fuel , fuel , Project Kaisei , Clinton Global Initiative , Bill Clinton , Michelle Basch , Renewable energy
McDonnell talks trash after visiting Lorton plant
Currently, Covanta Energy's waste-to-energy facility handles a million tons of trash per year, producing enough electricity to power 80,000 homes. The energy created is the equivalent of about 500,000 barrels of oil per year.
Tags: Lorton , waste-to-energy , Bob McDonnell , Dominion Power , Hank Silverberg
