Facility ID: 1004159 · Waste

CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL

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HARRISON, TN · HAMILTON COUNTY · NAICS 562212

Data updated May 2026

49K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL ranks #4,317 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #74 of 144 facilities in TN.

  • National rank #4,317 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #74 of 144 in TN
  • #653 of 1,433 in Waste
  • 44% of CITY OF CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 100% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
  • -60.9% since 2011

CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

48,733 4317th of 8713 higher than 4,396 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 44% of CITY OF CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE reported parent CO₂e (49K MT of 111K MT ; #2 of 2 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Waste sector it ranks #653 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 49K 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%
49K MT
N₂O
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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 48,733
2022 48,598
2021 51,377
2020 55,279
2019 48,120
2018 50,770
2017 54,990
2016 49,164
2015 42,737
2014 54,199
2013 68,316
2012 84,344
2011 124,669

Facility insight: CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL

CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1004159) reported 49K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in HARRISON, TN within HAMILTON COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,317 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #74 of 144 in TN. The site is classified under Waste with NAICS code 562212.

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 60.9%; peak load was 125K MT in 2011. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2011 at 125K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 60.9% below that peak (49K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2011→2012 (-32.3%, 40K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL ranks #4,317 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #74 of 144 facilities in TN (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL?

CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL's 49K MT CO₂e is higher than 4,396 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (50%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL emit?

CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL reported 49K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of CITY OF CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE does CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL represent?

CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL accounts for 44% of CITY OF CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE's reported GHGRP CO₂e (49K MT of 111K MT), ranking #2 of 2 facilities under that parent.

What is CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 100% of reported CO₂e at CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL, with CH₄ the larger non-CO₂ share at 100%. Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL rank inside Waste?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Waste, CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL ranks #653 of 1,433 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL's emissions have decreased by 60.9%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for CITY OF CHATTANOOGA BIRCHWOOD LANDFILL, both outside TN so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1004159. 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