Facility ID: 1004840 · Waste

Milner Butte Landfill

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Burley, ID · CASSIA COUNTY · NAICS 562212

Data updated May 2026

37K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Milner Butte Landfill ranks #5,051 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #31 of 53 facilities in ID.

  • National rank #5,051 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #31 of 53 in ID
  • #787 of 1,433 in Waste
  • 100% of SOUTHERN IDAHO REGIONAL SOLID WASTE DISTRICT parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 99.8% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
  • +27.6% since 2011

Milner Butte Landfill vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

37,461 5051st of 8713 higher than 3,662 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 100% of SOUTHERN IDAHO REGIONAL SOLID WASTE DISTRICT reported parent CO₂e (37K MT of 37K MT ). Inside the EPA Waste sector it ranks #787 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 37K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 99.8% , led by CH₄ at 99.7% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
0.2%
71 MT
CH₄
99.7%
37K MT
N₂O
0.1%
32 MT

Emissions growth across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 37,461
2022 34,792
2021 28,252
2020 18,814
2019 32,025
2018 21,533
2017 18,219
2016 25,545
2015 63,511
2014 53,003
2013 34,453
2012 34,483
2011 29,360

Facility insight: Milner Butte Landfill

Milner Butte Landfill (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1004840) reported 37K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in Burley, ID within CASSIA COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #5,051 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #31 of 53 in ID. The site is classified under Waste with NAICS code 562212.

From 2011 to 2023, reported CO₂e rose 27.6% (peak 64K MT). This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2015 at 64K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 41% below that peak (37K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2015→2016 (-59.8%, 38K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Milner Butte Landfill rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Milner Butte Landfill ranks #5,051 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #31 of 53 facilities in ID (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than Milner Butte Landfill?

Milner Butte Landfill's 37K MT CO₂e is higher than 3,662 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (42%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does Milner Butte Landfill emit?

Milner Butte Landfill reported 37K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of SOUTHERN IDAHO REGIONAL SOLID WASTE DISTRICT does Milner Butte Landfill represent?

Milner Butte Landfill accounts for 100% of SOUTHERN IDAHO REGIONAL SOLID WASTE DISTRICT's reported GHGRP CO₂e (37K MT of 37K MT).

What is Milner Butte Landfill's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 99.8% of reported CO₂e at Milner Butte Landfill, with CH₄ the larger non-CO₂ share at 99.7% (CO₂ 0.2%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does Milner Butte Landfill rank inside Waste?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Waste, Milner Butte Landfill ranks #787 of 1,433 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is Milner Butte Landfill reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), Milner Butte Landfill's emissions have increased by 27.6%. This may reflect expanded operations or increased production.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for Milner Butte Landfill, both outside ID so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1004840. 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