EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Waste

City of Birmingham Alabama - top-third GHGRP parent

According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 2 facilities across 1 state (209K MT CO₂e in 2023).

MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
209K
Reporting facilities
2
States covered
1
Overall rank
#719
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Data updated May 2026

209K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA GHGRP, City of Birmingham Alabama reported 209K MT CO₂e in 2023 across 2 facilities in 1 state (ranks #719 of 2,289 U.S. corporate GHG emitters by total reported CO₂e) Emissions decreased 25% over the tracked period.

  • Overall rank #719 of 2,289
  • #66 in Waste
  • -24.7% since 2011

City of Birmingham Alabama vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies

Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company

209,327 719th of 2289 higher than 1,570 of 2,289 companies

GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

How City of Birmingham Alabama spreads its footprint vs Waste peers

Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 21 Waste companies. A company can lead its sector from one concentrated site or from many smaller ones; the split below uses the median of this peer group (5 facilities, 0.7M MT).

Median split: 5 facilities, 0.7M MT CO₂e among Waste peers. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 21 entities by Reporting facilities (X) and Total CO₂e (million MT) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large & distributedFew sites, outsized footprintMany sites, modest footprintSmall & concentrated 050100150200250 0M5M10M15M Reporting facilities Total CO₂e (million MT) Facility count vs. total reported CO₂e, Waste
Median split: 5 facilities, 0.7M MT CO₂e among Waste peers.

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Waste peer footprint table: City of Birmingham Alabama, 2 facilities, 0.21M MT CO2e. Waste Management, 225 facilities, 11.65M MT CO2e. Republic Services, 177 facilities, 10.72M MT CO2e. Covanta Holding, 22 facilities, 4.2M MT CO2e. Waste Connections US, 40 facilities, 3.63M MT CO2e. Gfl Environmental Holdings (us), 30 facilities, 2.45M MT CO2e. Wheelabrator Technologies Holdings, 12 facilities, 2.22M MT CO2e. Rumpke Consolidated Cos, 9 facilities, 1.69M MT CO2e. County of Orange California, 5 facilities, 1.13M MT CO2e. County of Lycoming Pennsylvania, 1 facilities, 0.9M MT CO2e. County of Pinellas Florida, 2 facilities, 0.77M MT CO2e. Apex Environmental, 1 facilities, 0.7M MT CO2e. County of Brevard Florida, 1 facilities, 0.67M MT CO2e. City of El Paso Texas, 2 facilities, 0.54M MT CO2e. Waste Connections, 8 facilities, 0.51M MT CO2e. City of Baton Rouge Louisiana, 2 facilities, 0.51M MT CO2e. Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County Florida, 3 facilities, 0.5M MT CO2e. City of Dallas Texas, 1 facilities, 0.48M MT CO2e. Casella Waste Systems, 9 facilities, 0.46M MT CO2e. County of Polk Florida, 1 facilities, 0.43M MT CO2e. US Government, 9 facilities, 0.42M MT CO2e.

EPA GHGRP inventory plate

Parent city-of-birmingham-alabama · 2023 #719 · 209K MT

CO2E-MODEST · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-PAIR · SPAN-HOME · SECTOR-WASTE · TREND-DOWN · BOOK-RICH

  • CO2E-MODEST 209K MT
  • MID-PACK #719/2289
  • PHOTO-FINISH Steel Dust Recycling · Metals
  • FAC-PAIR 2 facilities
  • SPAN-HOME 1 state
  • SECTOR-WASTE Waste
  • TREND-DOWN −25% since 2011
  • BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields

Nearest CO₂e peer: Steel Dust Recycling · Metals (±337 MT)

Upper-third parent rollup stamps: CO₂e band, corpus rank, peer, facility book, state span, sector, trend. Not an EPA grade.

2023 methane-weighted parent mix

Methane leads the non-CO₂ share for City of Birmingham Alabama: CH₄ is 100% of 209K MT CO₂e in 2023 (N₂O 0%). Non-CO₂ gases total 100%. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.

CO₂
-
n/r
CH₄
100%
209K MT
N₂O
-
n/r

CO₂e neighbourhood around City of Birmingham Alabama

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.

Vistra · Power Plants · high…86.3MFirst Quality Tisssue · Pulp…212KThe Andersons · Other · near211KSteel Dust Recycling · Metal…210KCity of Birmingham Al… · Was…209KCounty of Sarasota Fl… · Was…209KPelican Renewables · Other ·…0
EPA GHGRP parent CO₂e · neighbourhood around City of Birmingham Alabama · May 2026

Largest sites in a top-third parent book

City of Birmingham Alabama - top sites (MT CO₂e)

NEW GEORGIA LANDFILL, BIRMIN…120KEASTERN AREA LANDFILL, BIRMI…89K

City of Birmingham Alabama's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Emissions decline across reporting years

City of Birmingham Alabama - declining annual GHG

EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e

Reported CO₂e in 2023
209K MT
13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
0.18M0.2M0.22M0.24M0.26M0.28M0.3M 2011201320152017201920212023 0.21M

City of Birmingham Alabama annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

City of Birmingham Alabama reported 209K MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 278K MT in 2011 - a decline of 24.7% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.

Facilities (2)

Facility Emissions (MT CO2e)
NEW GEORGIA LANDFILL, BIRMINGHAM
Waste
BIRMINGHAM, AL
120K
EASTERN AREA LANDFILL, BIRMINGHAM
Waste
BIRMINGHAM, AL
89K

Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent

Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (209K MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.

Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice

What to do with this

Using City of Birmingham Alabama's emissions profile

  • City of Birmingham Alabama runs mid-intensity per facility (105K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Waste sector on the Waste industry page.
  • It ranks #719 of 2,289 reporting parents nationwide, compare it directly against specific peers on the compare tool.
  • Not sure how to read a total-CO₂e figure or a per-facility intensity number, the how-to-read guide walks through what each field means and what it doesn't.

Related reading: How to read an emissions profile · Waste emitters · Methodology

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.