The Puente Hills Landfill located in Whittier, California, was the largest landfill in the United States as of 2021 in terms of waste in place, holding more than 142 million tons of waste. Although it has been closed since 2002, the Fresh Kills Landfill located in New York City holds the second largest amount of waste in the country, at some 135 million tons. Fresh Kills Landfill was once the largest landfill in the world, but since its closure it has been transformed into a public green space.
Largest municipal solid waste landfills in the United States in 2021, by waste in place
(in million tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (October 31, 2023). Largest municipal solid waste landfills in the United States in 2021, by waste in place (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360291/us-largest-landfills-by-waste-in-place/
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Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Largest municipal solid waste landfills in the United States in 2021, by waste in place (in million tons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360291/us-largest-landfills-by-waste-in-place/
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Environmental Protection Agency, Largest municipal solid waste landfills in the United States in 2021, by waste in place (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360291/us-largest-landfills-by-waste-in-place/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Largest municipal solid waste landfills in the United States in 2021, by waste in place (in million tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360291/us-largest-landfills-by-waste-in-place/
