CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL
FOLKSTON, GA · CHARLTON COUNTY · NAICS 562212
Data updated May 2026
According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL ranks #4,343 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #109 of 205 facilities in GA.
- National rank #4,343 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
- #109 of 205 in GA
- #659 of 1,433 in Waste
- 0.4% of WASTE MANAGEMENT parent CO₂e
- 2023 mix: 99.9% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
- -83.2% since 2011
CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities
Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility
48,457 4343rd of 8713 higher than 4,370 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 WASTE MANAGEMENT reported parent CO₂e (48K MT of 11.7M MT ; #87 of 225 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Waste sector it ranks #659 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 48K 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%
- 48K MT
- N₂O
- -
- n/r
Emissions decline across reporting years
| Year | Total CO2e (MT) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 48,457 |
| 2022 | 50,912 |
| 2021 | 51,029 |
| 2020 | 59,681 |
| 2019 | 70,268 |
| 2018 | 96,045 |
| 2017 | 139,521 |
| 2016 | 122,301 |
| 2015 | 108,657 |
| 2014 | 379,224 |
| 2013 | 297,621 |
| 2012 | 221,409 |
| 2011 | 287,949 |
Facility insight: CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL
CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1007899) reported 48K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in FOLKSTON, GA within CHARLTON COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,343 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #109 of 205 in GA. The site is classified under Waste with NAICS code 562212.
Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 83.2%; peak load was 379K MT in 2014. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.
Peak year was 2014 at 379K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 87.2% below that peak (48K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2014→2015 (-71.3%, 271K MT).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities? ▼
According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL ranks #4,343 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #109 of 205 facilities in GA (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.
What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL? ▼
CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL's 48K MT CO₂e is higher than 4,370 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (50%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.
How much CO2 does CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL emit? ▼
CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL reported 48K MT CO2e in 2023.
What share of WASTE MANAGEMENT does CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL represent? ▼
CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL accounts for 0.4% of WASTE MANAGEMENT's reported GHGRP CO₂e (48K MT of 11.7M MT), ranking #87 of 225 facilities under that parent.
What is CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix? ▼
In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 99.9% of reported CO₂e at CHESSER ISLAND ROAD 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 CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL rank inside Waste? ▼
Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Waste, CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL ranks #659 of 1,433 by latest reported CO₂e.
Is CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL reducing emissions? ▼
Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL's emissions have decreased by 83.2%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.
Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector
Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL, both outside GA so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.
Similar reported CO₂e
Nearest latest-year facility totals outside GA (48K MT here).
Similar Waste CO₂e
Nearest same-sector facility totals outside GA.