Facilities
Alexandria
Reducing Landfill Waste
Located in Alexandria, Virginia, our award-winning Thermomechanical Treatment Facility serves the approximately 400,000 residents of the County of Arlington and the City of Alexandria with reliable and sustainable waste management. Every year, our facility processes more than 350,000 tons of waste that would otherwise have ended up in landfills.
In addition to keeping waste out of landfills, Reworld™ is committed to ensuring safe operations and minimizing environmental impacts. We have been consistently recognized for exceptional operations, including OSHA's stringent Voluntary Protection Program Star certification.
Our Facility’s Annual Impact
Less waste in landfills reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 738,000 metric tons of CO2. That's like taking 165,000 passenger vehicles off the road for one year.
We produce 22 megawatts of electricity 24/7 with our Waste-to-Energy process - enough to power 13,000 homes for a year.
We also recover 7,500 tons of metal for recycling annually - enough to build 6,000 cars.
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Environmental Performance
We care about our communities and operate well below emissions limits. Over 99.9 percent of what comes out of our plant's stack is what you'd typically find in air - water vapor, nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. The remaining constituents are well below federal and state standards.
- Permit Limits are derived from USEPA standards for Large Municipal Waste Combustors (40 CFR 60, Subparts A, Cb and Eb).
- CO values are the maximum 4-hour block average for that day.
- SO2 and NOx values are the daily (24-hr) block averages for that day.
- Opacity values are the maximum 6-minute average for that day.
- SO2 compliance is based on concentration (ppm) or removal efficiency (% reduction between inlet and outlet emissions).
- All emission values reported in units consistent with the permit:
CO, SO2 and NOx reported as parts per million, dry gas basis at 7% O2 (ppmdv7), Removal Efficiency and Opacity as %. - The dash symbol (-) indicates that a unit is off-line, has insufficient data for a compliance period or is in an exempted period.
*Results are provided for informational purposes only. Data is posted 24 hours after completion of each day to allow for quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) review. For updated information regarding Reworld™ compliance with its permits issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ), final administrative (non-compliance) orders can be found on the VADEQ website. (Please note – if Reworld™ (Covanta) Alexandria is not listed, there are no VADEQ compliance orders to report).
Drop-off Facility for Alexandria Residents
Reworld™ operates a waste drop-off facility for Alexandria residents. Click below for hours, directions and rules.
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