SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL
DESOTO, IL · JACKSON COUNTY · NAICS 562212
Data updated May 2026
According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL ranks #4,766 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #149 of 299 facilities in IL.
- National rank #4,766 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
- #149 of 299 in IL
- #738 of 1,433 in Waste
- 0.4% of REPUBLIC SERVICES parent CO₂e
- 2023 mix: 99.8% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
- -50.3% since 2011
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities
Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility
41,232 4766th of 8713 higher than 3,947 of 8,713 facilities
GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)
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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023
Facility footprint context
This site accounts for 0.4% of REPUBLIC SERVICES reported parent CO₂e (41K MT of 10.7M MT ; #82 of 177 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Waste sector it ranks #738 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 41K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 99.8% , led by CH₄ at 99.8% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).
- CO₂
- 0.2%
- 83 MT
- CH₄
- 99.8%
- 41K MT
- N₂O
- 0%
- 0 MT
Emissions decline across reporting years
| Year | Total CO2e (MT) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 41,232 |
| 2022 | 30,643 |
| 2021 | 50,435 |
| 2020 | 32,273 |
| 2019 | 34,560 |
| 2018 | 54,090 |
| 2017 | 46,359 |
| 2016 | 44,174 |
| 2015 | 46,460 |
| 2014 | 48,233 |
| 2013 | 96,316 |
| 2012 | 89,246 |
| 2011 | 82,887 |
Facility insight: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1004027) reported 41K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in DESOTO, IL within JACKSON COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,766 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #149 of 299 in IL. The site is classified under Waste with NAICS code 562212.
Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 50.3%; peak load was 96K MT in 2013. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.
Peak year was 2013 at 96K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 57.2% below that peak (41K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2013→2014 (-49.9%, 48K MT).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities? ▼
According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL ranks #4,766 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #149 of 299 facilities in IL (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.
What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL? ▼
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL's 41K MT CO₂e is higher than 3,947 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (45%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.
How much CO2 does SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL emit? ▼
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL reported 41K MT CO2e in 2023.
What share of REPUBLIC SERVICES does SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL represent? ▼
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL accounts for 0.4% of REPUBLIC SERVICES's reported GHGRP CO₂e (41K MT of 10.7M MT), ranking #82 of 177 facilities under that parent.
What is SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix? ▼
In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 99.8% of reported CO₂e at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL, with CH₄ the larger non-CO₂ share at 99.8% (CO₂ 0.2%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.
Where does SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL rank inside Waste? ▼
Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Waste, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL ranks #738 of 1,433 by latest reported CO₂e.
Is SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL reducing emissions? ▼
Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL's emissions have decreased by 50.3%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.
Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector
Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.
Similar reported CO₂e
Nearest latest-year facility totals outside IL (41K MT here).
Similar Waste CO₂e
Nearest same-sector facility totals outside IL.