Facility ID: 1001642 · Waste

VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL

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MOREHEAD, KY · ROWAN COUNTY · NAICS 562212

Data updated May 2026

62K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL ranks #3,719 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #85 of 178 facilities in KY.

  • National rank #3,719 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #85 of 178 in KY
  • #528 of 1,433 in Waste
  • 0.5% of WASTE MANAGEMENT parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 99.3% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
  • +555.2% since 2011

VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility

61,696 3719th of 8713 higher than 4,994 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more facilities. 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

Facility footprint context

This site accounts for 0.5% of WASTE MANAGEMENT reported parent CO₂e (62K MT of 11.7M MT ; #67 of 225 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Waste sector it ranks #528 of 1,433 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 62K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 99.3% , led by CH₄ at 99.3% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
0.7%
432 MT
CH₄
99.3%
61K MT
N₂O
0%
1 MT

Emissions growth across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 61,696
2022 29,172
2021 15,363
2020 33,078
2019 28,776
2018 31,539
2017 28,941
2016 31,247
2015 26,974
2014 18,720
2013 57,268
2012 12,970
2011 9,417

Facility insight: VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL

VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1001642) reported 62K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in MOREHEAD, KY within ROWAN COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #3,719 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #85 of 178 in KY. The site is classified under Waste with NAICS code 562212.

From 2011 to 2023, reported CO₂e rose 555.2% (peak 62K MT). This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL ranks #3,719 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #85 of 178 facilities in KY (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL?

VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL's 62K MT CO₂e is higher than 4,994 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (57%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL emit?

VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL reported 62K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of WASTE MANAGEMENT does VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL represent?

VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL accounts for 0.5% of WASTE MANAGEMENT's reported GHGRP CO₂e (62K MT of 11.7M MT), ranking #67 of 225 facilities under that parent.

What is VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 99.3% of reported CO₂e at VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL, with CH₄ the larger non-CO₂ share at 99.3% (CO₂ 0.7%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL rank inside Waste?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Waste, VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL ranks #528 of 1,433 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL's emissions have increased by 555.2%. This may reflect expanded operations or increased production.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILL, both outside KY so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1001642. Data subject to facility self-reporting, not compliance advice. See our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon