Facility ID: 1004027 · Waste

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL LANDFILL

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DESOTO, IL · JACKSON COUNTY · NAICS 562212

Data updated May 2026

41K MT CO₂e · 2023

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)

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 (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

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1004027. 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