EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Waste

County of King Washington - top-third GHGRP parent

According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 1 facility across 1 state (249K MT CO₂e in 2023).

MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
249K
Reporting facilities
1
States covered
1
Overall rank
#667
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Data updated May 2026

249K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA GHGRP, County of King Washington reported 249K MT CO₂e in 2023 across 1 facility in 1 state (ranks #667 of 2,289 U.S. corporate GHG emitters by total reported CO₂e) Emissions increased 52% over the tracked period.

  • Overall rank #667 of 2,289
  • #48 in Waste
  • +52.1% since 2011

County of King Washington vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies

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

249,403 667th of 2289 higher than 1,622 of 2,289 companies

GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

How County of King Washington 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: County of King Washington, 1 facilities, 0.25M 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 county-of-king-washington · 2023 #667 · 249K MT

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

  • CO2E-MODEST 249K MT
  • MID-PACK #667/2289
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pr Waste Holdings · Waste
  • FAC-SINGLE 1 facility
  • SPAN-HOME 1 state
  • SECTOR-WASTE Waste
  • TREND-SURGE +52% since 2011
  • BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields

Nearest CO₂e peer: Pr Waste Holdings · Waste (±169 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 County of King Washington: CH₄ is 99.8% of 249K MT CO₂e in 2023 (N₂O 0.1%). Non-CO₂ gases total 99.9%. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.

CO₂
0.1%
192 MT
CH₄
99.8%
249K MT
N₂O
0.1%
204 MT

CO₂e neighbourhood around County of King Washington

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

Vistra · Power Plants · high…86.3MPr Waste Holdings · Waste · …250KCounty of King Washin… · Was…249KDelaware Solid Waste… · Wast…249KCarol Broadbent Farver · Nat…249KState of Minnesota · Waste ·…249KPelican Renewables · Other ·…0
EPA GHGRP parent CO₂e · neighbourhood around County of King Washington · May 2026

Emissions growth across reporting years

County of King Washington - rising annual GHG

EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e

Reported CO₂e in 2023
249K MT
13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
0M0.1M0.2M0.3M 2011201320152017201920212023 0.25M

County of King Washington annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023

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

County of King Washington reported 249K MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 164K MT in 2011 - a rise of 52.1% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.

Facilities (1)

Facility Emissions (MT CO2e)
KING CNTY SOLID WST CEDAR HILLS LANDFILL
Waste
MAPLE VALLEY, WA
249K

Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent

Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (249K 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 County of King Washington's emissions profile

  • County of King Washington runs high-intensity per facility (249K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Waste sector on the Waste industry page.
  • It ranks #667 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.