CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL
PIERSON, MI · MONTCALM COUNTY · NAICS 562212
Data updated May 2026
According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL ranks #4,867 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #134 of 260 facilities in MI.
- National rank #4,867 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
- #134 of 260 in MI
- #756 of 1,433 in Waste
- 0.4% of REPUBLIC SERVICES parent CO₂e
- 2023 mix: 99.7% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
- -11.2% since 2011
CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities
Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility
39,900 4867th of 8713 higher than 3,846 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 (40K MT of 10.7M MT ; #86 of 177 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Waste sector it ranks #756 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 40K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 99.7% , led by CH₄ at 99.7% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).
- CO₂
- 0.3%
- 109 MT
- CH₄
- 99.7%
- 40K MT
- N₂O
- 0%
- 0 MT
Emissions decline across reporting years
| Year | Total CO2e (MT) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 39,900 |
| 2022 | 46,187 |
| 2021 | 43,287 |
| 2020 | 38,241 |
| 2019 | 37,593 |
| 2018 | 28,335 |
| 2017 | 32,469 |
| 2016 | 37,353 |
| 2015 | 37,053 |
| 2014 | 40,033 |
| 2013 | 38,138 |
| 2012 | 43,226 |
| 2011 | 44,920 |
Facility insight: CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL
CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1006990) reported 40K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in PIERSON, MI within MONTCALM COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,867 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #134 of 260 in MI. The site is classified under Waste with NAICS code 562212.
Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 11.2%; peak load was 46K MT in 2022. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.
Peak year was 2022 at 46K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 13.6% below that peak (40K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2018→2019 (+32.7%, 9K MT).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities? ▼
According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL ranks #4,867 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #134 of 260 facilities in MI (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.
What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL? ▼
CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL's 40K MT CO₂e is higher than 3,846 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (44%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.
How much CO2 does CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL emit? ▼
CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL reported 40K MT CO2e in 2023.
What share of REPUBLIC SERVICES does CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL represent? ▼
CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL accounts for 0.4% of REPUBLIC SERVICES's reported GHGRP CO₂e (40K MT of 10.7M MT), ranking #86 of 177 facilities under that parent.
What is CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix? ▼
In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 99.7% of reported CO₂e at CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL, with CH₄ the larger non-CO₂ share at 99.7% (CO₂ 0.3%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.
Where does CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL rank inside Waste? ▼
Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Waste, CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL ranks #756 of 1,433 by latest reported CO₂e.
Is CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL reducing emissions? ▼
Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL's emissions have decreased by 11.2%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.
Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector
Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.
Similar reported CO₂e
Nearest latest-year facility totals outside MI (40K MT here).
Similar Waste CO₂e
Nearest same-sector facility totals outside MI.