Lorton Transfer Station (2024)

FAQs

Is the Lorton Landfill closing down? ›

The permanent closure process involved capping the landfill and planting vegetation, and was completed in 2021.

Tires from Residents

Tires are accepted with and without rims. To have tires picked up at the curb, contact your trash collection company for their policies. If you are a Fairfax County Collection Customer, residential vehicle tires are not collected curbside. For more information, call 703-802-3322, TTY 711.

Fairfax County's recycling rate has been hovering at around 50% for 15 years. Participation rates are similarly flat. Surveys have shown that the top reason for this is that residents who don't recycle say they don't know what can and can't be recycled.

Closure. As a result of intense community pressure, a state law was passed in 1996 requiring that the landfill cease accepting solid waste by the end of 2001. By 1997, two of the four landfill mounds were closed and covered with a thick, impermeable cap. The landfill received its last barge of garbage on March 22, 2001 ...

All trash in Fairfax County is burned in a waste-to-energy facility that generates electrical power.

The EUR program provides incentives in the form of direct payments to waste tire end users of Virginia-generated waste tire material, who capture, process and/or beneficially use waste tires generated in Virginia.

Where to dispose of tyresYou can dispose of car tyres at some local recycling centres or a tyre specialist. Most councils have a designated place for tyre disposal. Check your council's website for more information.

1. Place the waste tires in piles that do not exceed five feet in height, exceed 50 feet in width, nor exceed 5,000 square feet in base surface area; 2. Provide a minimum separation distance of 50 feet between waste tire piles and between the waste tire piles and any structure.

How can I dispose of my old dishwasher, couch, mattress or other large household item? Answer: The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation provides a free "Bulky Item" pick up service to its residential customers. We encourage you to recycle your bulky items through charitable organizations and thrift stores.

Can I put books in my recycling bin? ›

Old books can be recycled, but putting them in your household recycling can cause problems due to the glue, string and other materials that hold them together, especially hardback books. Recyclers can't do much with books that are glued together, and guillotining the pages apart would be too time-consuming.

Some charities accept broken but repairable electronics. You can also contact your city's recycling coordinator or visit the US Environmental Protection Agency for programs near you.

Steel. The most recyclable material on the globe is steel. Recycled steel only accounts for about 40% of the total amount of steel produced, even though more steel is created than is destroyed, resulting in a 60% recycling rate. Each year, 1085 million tons of steel are recycled.

1. Aluminum Cans. This is the classic example of cash for trash that's been around for years. Aluminum takes more energy to mine and produce than any other metal so it is worth paying for these cans.

Plastic grocery shopping bags, bubble wrap, and the flexible type of plastic used for packaging pillows, etc., can be taken to grocery stores collection sites for recycling. They should not be placed in recycling bins for curbside collection. Recycling Plastics: Only plastics #1, #2, and #5 are accepted.

Given that every 15.5 hours, Americans throw out enough plastic to fill the Dallas Cowboy home field (the largest NFL stadium in the country), it's no wonder that seven states are projected to run out of landfill space in the next five years, and that the entire United States will run out of existing land-fill space in ...

The closure is in response to a blockade by protesters that started Thursday afternoon. "We did our part by doing the blockade," said protester Tre Delaronde. "So basically, it's on their part that they shut it down. It's not us.

Waste decomposes in a landfill. Decomposition means that those chemical bonds that hold material together disintegrate and the material breaks down into simpler substances. Biological decomposition can be hastened or delayed depending on the amount of oxygen, temperature, and moisture available.

Most councils offer weekly or fortnightly rubbish collection services for non-recyclable waste, along with separate collections for recyclable materials. Once collected, the rubbish is transported to waste treatment facilities, which can include landfill sites, incineration plants, and recycling centres.