EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Waste
Waste Connections US - top-third GHGRP parent
According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 43 facilities across 22 states (3.9M MT CO₂e in 2023).
- MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
- 3.9M
- Reporting facilities
- 43
- States covered
- 22
- Overall rank
- #135
Data updated May 2026
According to the EPA GHGRP, Waste Connections US reported 3.9M MT CO₂e in 2023 across 43 facilities in 22 states (ranks among the top 10% of U.S. corporate GHG emitters (#135 of 2,289)) Emissions increased 14% over the tracked period.
- Overall rank #135 of 2,289
- #4 in Waste
- +14.4% since 2011
Waste Connections US vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies
Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company
3,935,917 135th of 2289 higher than 2,154 of 2,289 companies
GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023
How Waste Connections US spreads its footprint vs Waste peers
Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 20 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 (8 facilities, 0.77M MT).
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Waste peer footprint table: Waste Connections US, 43 facilities, 3.94M 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. 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 waste-connections-us · 2023 #135 · 3.9M MT
CO2E-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-FLEET · SPAN-NATION · SECTOR-WASTE · TREND-UP · BOOK-RICH
- CO2E-MID 3.9M MT
- TOP-DECILE #135/2289
- PHOTO-FINISH Sempra Energy · Petroleum and…
- FAC-FLEET 43 facilities
- SPAN-NATION 22 states
- SECTOR-WASTE Waste
- TREND-UP +14% since 2011
- BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields
Nearest CO₂e peer: Sempra Energy · Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems (±17K 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 Waste Connections US: CH₄ is 100% of 3.9M 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
- 0%
- 1K MT
- CH₄
- 100%
- 3.9M MT
- N₂O
- 0%
- 235 MT
CO₂e neighbourhood around Waste Connections US
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.
Largest sites in a top-third parent book
Waste Connections US - top sites (MT CO₂e)
Waste Connections US's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e
Emissions growth across reporting years
Waste Connections US - rising annual GHG
EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e
- Reported CO₂e in 2023
- 3.9M MT
- 13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
Waste Connections US annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023
Waste Connections US reported 3.9M MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 3.4M MT in 2011 - a rise of 14.4% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.
Wide facility book (43)
| Facility | Location | Emissions (MT CO2e) |
|---|---|---|
| WINNEBAGO LANDFILL Waste ROCKFORD, IL | ROCKFORD, IL | 269K |
| Anderson Regional Landfill Waste Belton, SC | Belton, SC | 243K |
| Rosemount Industrial Waste Facility Other Rosemount, MN | Rosemount, MN | 207K |
| CHIQUITA CANYON SLF Waste CASTAIC, CA | CASTAIC, CA | 206K |
| SENECA MEADOWS SWMF Waste WATERLOO, NY | WATERLOO, NY | 169K |
| SABINE PARISH LANDFILL Waste MANY, LA | MANY, LA | 143K |
| Cherokee Village Landfill Waste Cherokee Village, AR | Cherokee Village, AR | 139K |
| J.E.D. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY Waste ST. CLOUD, FL | ST. CLOUD, FL | 134K |
| IESI Buffalo Creek Landfill Waste Iowa Park, TX | Iowa Park, TX | 128K |
| LAND RECOVERY LANDFILL INDUST Waste GRAHAM, WA | GRAHAM, WA | 119K |
| TURKEY CREEK LANDFILL Waste ALVARADO, TX | ALVARADO, TX | 112K |
| POTRERO HILLS LANDFILL Waste SUISUN CITY, CA | SUISUN CITY, CA | 106K |
| FRONT RANGE LANDFILL Waste ERIE, CO | ERIE, CO | 104K |
| PLUMB THICKET LANDFILL Waste HARPER, KS | HARPER, KS | 97K |
| OKC WASTE DISPOSAL /OKLAHOMA CITY LNDFLL Waste OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | 89K |
| LA SALLE/GRANT PARISH SANITARY LANDFILL Waste JENA, LA | JENA, LA | 87K |
| BUTLER COUNTY LANDFILL INCORPORATED Waste DAVID CITY, NE | DAVID CITY, NE | 86K |
| IESI TIMBER RIDGE LANDFILL Waste RICHWOODS, MO | RICHWOODS, MO | 86K |
| MEADOW BRANCH LANDFILL Waste ATHENS, TN | ATHENS, TN | 83K |
| CAMINO REAL LANDFILL Waste SUNLAND PARK, NM | SUNLAND PARK, NM | 82K |
| HOPKINS CO REGIONAL LANDFILL - BITUMINOU Waste WHITE PLAINS, KY | WHITE PLAINS, KY | 80K |
| Osage Landfill Waste Bartlesville, OK | Bartlesville, OK | 77K |
| QUAD CITIES LANDFILL PHASE IV Waste MILAN, IL | MILAN, IL | 73K |
| LAUREL RIDGE LANDFILL Waste LILY, KY | LILY, KY | 69K |
| A.C.M.S., Inc. Waste Lake Panasoffkee, FL | Lake Panasoffkee, FL | 68K |
| Bethlehem Landfill Company Waste BETHLEHEM, PA | BETHLEHEM, PA | 66K |
| Blue Ridge Landfill Company Waste SCOTLAND, PA | SCOTLAND, PA | 66K |
| J BAR J LANDFILL Waste OGALLALA, NE | OGALLALA, NE | 64K |
| Anson County Waste Management Facility Waste Polkton, NC | Polkton, NC | 64K |
| Dry Creek Landfill Waste White City, OR | White City, OR | 63K |
| Durham Regional Landfill Waste Florence, AZ | Florence, AZ | 62K |
| Rochelle Municipal Landfill Waste Rochelle, IL | Rochelle, IL | 59K |
| RED CARPET LDFL INC Waste Meno, OK | Meno, OK | 58K |
| Weatherford Landfill Waste Weatherford, TX | Weatherford, TX | 54K |
| SKB Lansing Landfill Other Austin, MN | Austin, MN | 54K |
| VOLUNTEER REGIONAL LANDFILL SCOTT SOLID Waste ONEIDA, TN | ONEIDA, TN | 51K |
| OKLAHOMA LNDFLL HOL/SOUTHERN PLAINS LNDF Waste Ninnekah, OK | Ninnekah, OK | 44K |
| Shamrock Landfill Inc. Other Cloquet, MN | Cloquet, MN | 42K |
| FINNEY COUNTY LANDFILL, INC. DBA WESTERN PLAINS RE Waste GARDEN CITY, KS | GARDEN CITY, KS | 38K |
| WASTE CONNECTIONS - SOUTHSIDE LANDFILL Waste PUEBLO, CO | PUEBLO, CO | 37K |
| G AND P DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED LANDFILL Waste MILFORD, NE | MILFORD, NE | 36K |
| BROADACRE LANDFILL - FOUNTAIN LANDFILL Waste FOUNTAIN, CO | FOUNTAIN, CO | 15K |
| DENVER REGIONAL LANDFILL Waste ERIE, CO | ERIE, CO | 5K |
Where Waste Connections US's reported CO₂e sits by state
10.2% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in Illinois (3 sites) ; next is California at 7.9% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.
Waste Connections US reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state
Waste Connections US's reported CO₂e by EPA sector
Top sector Waste is 92.3% of this parent's facility CO₂e (40 sites) ; Other follows at 7.7% . Sector labels are EPA GHGRP facility industry_sector values.
Waste Connections US reported facility CO₂e by EPA industry sector
Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent
Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (3.9M MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.
Similar reported CO₂e
Nearest parent totals (3.9M MT here).
Similar facility book
Nearest reporting-facility counts (43 here).
Similar per-facility CO₂e
Nearest average MT per facility (92K MT here).
Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice
What to do with this
Using Waste Connections US's emissions profile
- Waste Connections US runs mid-intensity per facility (92K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Waste sector on the Waste industry page.
- It ranks #135 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.