Facility ID: 1006153 · Waste

GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL

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FORT MADISON, IA · LEE COUNTY · NAICS 562212

Data updated May 2026

54K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL ranks #4,023 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #91 of 172 facilities in IA.

  • National rank #4,023 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #91 of 172 in IA
  • #601 of 1,433 in Waste
  • 100% of GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 99.9% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
  • +18.0% since 2011

GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

54,367 4023rd of 8713 higher than 4,690 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 GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY reported parent CO₂e (54K MT of 54K MT ). Inside the EPA Waste sector it ranks #601 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 54K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 99.9% , led by CH₄ at 99.9% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
0.1%
41 MT
CH₄
99.9%
54K MT
N₂O
-
n/r

Emissions growth across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 54,367
2022 52,824
2021 51,510
2020 50,253
2019 48,750
2018 47,735
2017 46,737
2016 45,330
2015 43,909
2014 42,900
2013 41,546
2012 47,676
2011 46,076

Facility insight: GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL

GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1006153) reported 54K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in FORT MADISON, IA within LEE COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,023 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #91 of 172 in IA. The site is classified under Waste with NAICS code 562212.

From 2011 to 2023, reported CO₂e rose 18.0% (peak 54K MT). This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL ranks #4,023 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #91 of 172 facilities in IA (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL?

GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL's 54K MT CO₂e is higher than 4,690 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (54%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL emit?

GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL reported 54K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY does GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL represent?

GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL accounts for 100% of GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY's reported GHGRP CO₂e (54K MT of 54K MT).

What is GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 99.9% of reported CO₂e at GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL, with CH₄ the larger non-CO₂ share at 99.9% (CO₂ 0.1%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL rank inside Waste?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Waste, GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL ranks #601 of 1,433 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL's emissions have increased by 18%. This may reflect expanded operations or increased production.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for GREAT RIVER REGIONAL WASTE AUTHORITY SANITARY LANDFILL, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1006153. 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