The U.S. waste sector reported greenhouse gas emissions of 101 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) across 1,452 facilities in 2022. Emissions from facilities in the U.S. waste sector have been on a downward trajectory over the past decade. Municipal landfills typically account for more than 80 percent of U.S. waste sector emissions.
Greenhouse gas emissions released by waste facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent
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Environmental Protection Agency. (October 5, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions released by waste facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067795/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-waste-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse gas emissions released by waste facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. October 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067795/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-waste-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions released by waste facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067795/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-waste-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Released by Waste Facilities in The United States from 2011 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067795/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-waste-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Greenhouse gas emissions released by waste facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067795/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-waste-facilities-in-the-us/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions released by waste facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, October 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067795/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-waste-facilities-in-the-us/
