Facility ID: 1011916 · Waste

Steele County Landfill

Verify with EPA →

Blooming Prairie, MN · STEELE COUNTY · NAICS 562212

Data updated May 2026

45K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Steele County Landfill ranks #4,523 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #85 of 158 facilities in MN.

  • National rank #4,523 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #85 of 158 in MN
  • #702 of 1,433 in Waste
  • 100% of COUNTY OF STEELE MINNESOTA parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 99.9% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
  • +14.7% since 2013

Steele County Landfill vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

45,041 4523rd of 8713 higher than 4,190 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 100% of COUNTY OF STEELE MINNESOTA reported parent CO₂e (45K MT of 45K MT ). Inside the EPA Waste sector it ranks #702 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 45K 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%
24 MT
CH₄
99.9%
45K MT
N₂O
-
n/r

Emissions growth across reporting years

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 45,041
2022 44,545
2021 52,296
2020 50,949
2019 54,183
2018 47,493
2017 46,143
2016 44,132
2015 42,301
2014 40,766
2013 39,284

Facility insight: Steele County Landfill

Steele County Landfill (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1011916) reported 45K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in Blooming Prairie, MN within STEELE COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,523 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #85 of 158 in MN. The site is classified under Waste with NAICS code 562212.

From 2013 to 2023, reported CO₂e rose 14.7% (peak 54K MT). This facility has filed every year from 2013 to 2023, a complete 11-year record.

Peak year was 2019 at 54K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 16.9% below that peak (45K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2021→2022 (-14.8%, 8K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Steele County Landfill rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Steele County Landfill ranks #4,523 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #85 of 158 facilities in MN (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than Steele County Landfill?

Steele County Landfill's 45K MT CO₂e is higher than 4,190 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (48%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does Steele County Landfill emit?

Steele County Landfill reported 45K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of COUNTY OF STEELE MINNESOTA does Steele County Landfill represent?

Steele County Landfill accounts for 100% of COUNTY OF STEELE MINNESOTA's reported GHGRP CO₂e (45K MT of 45K MT).

What is Steele County Landfill's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 99.9% of reported CO₂e at Steele County 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 Steele County Landfill rank inside Waste?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Waste, Steele County Landfill ranks #702 of 1,433 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is Steele County Landfill reducing emissions?

Over 11 reporting years (2013–2023), Steele County Landfill's emissions have increased by 14.7%. This may reflect expanded operations or increased production.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for Steele County Landfill, both outside MN so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1011916. 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