Facility ID: 1002473 · Waste

El Centro Landfill

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Robstown, TX · NUECES COUNTY · NAICS 562212

Data updated May 2026

45K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, El Centro Landfill ranks #4,563 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #661 of 1,176 facilities in TX.

  • National rank #4,563 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #661 of 1,176 in TX
  • #708 of 1,433 in Waste
  • 0.4% of REPUBLIC SERVICES parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 100% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
  • -54.5% since 2011

El Centro Landfill vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

44,654 4563rd of 8713 higher than 4,150 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 0.4% of REPUBLIC SERVICES reported parent CO₂e (45K MT of 10.7M MT ; #79 of 177 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Waste sector it ranks #708 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 45K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 100% , led by CH₄ at 100% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
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n/r
CH₄
100%
45K MT
N₂O
-
n/r

Emissions decline across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 44,654
2022 28,265
2021 21,622
2020 25,523
2019 23,474
2018 59,677
2017 45,334
2016 49,873
2015 59,232
2014 25,170
2013 103,818
2012 100,608
2011 98,088

Facility insight: El Centro Landfill

El Centro Landfill (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1002473) reported 45K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in Robstown, TX within NUECES COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,563 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #661 of 1,176 in TX. The site is classified under Waste with NAICS code 562212.

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 54.5%; peak load was 104K MT in 2013. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2013 at 104K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 57% below that peak (45K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2013→2014 (-75.8%, 79K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does El Centro Landfill rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, El Centro Landfill ranks #4,563 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #661 of 1,176 facilities in TX (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than El Centro Landfill?

El Centro Landfill's 45K MT CO₂e is higher than 4,150 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (48%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does El Centro Landfill emit?

El Centro Landfill reported 45K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of REPUBLIC SERVICES does El Centro Landfill represent?

El Centro Landfill accounts for 0.4% of REPUBLIC SERVICES's reported GHGRP CO₂e (45K MT of 10.7M MT), ranking #79 of 177 facilities under that parent.

What is El Centro Landfill's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 100% of reported CO₂e at El Centro Landfill, with CH₄ the larger non-CO₂ share at 100%. Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does El Centro Landfill rank inside Waste?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Waste, El Centro Landfill ranks #708 of 1,433 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is El Centro Landfill reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), El Centro Landfill's emissions have decreased by 54.5%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for El Centro Landfill, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1002473. 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