The Woodland Meadows Landfill was the leading landfill in the United States in terms of annual accepted waste. As of 2021, the landfill located in Michigan collected almost four million tons of waste per year. The Fairless Landfill ranked second that year, accepting 3.59 million tons of waste annually.
Leading municipal solid waste landfills in the United States in 2021, by annual accepted waste
(in million tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (October 31, 2023). Leading municipal solid waste landfills in the United States in 2021, by annual accepted waste (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360317/us-largest-landfills-by-annual-waste-acceptance/
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Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Leading municipal solid waste landfills in the United States in 2021, by annual accepted waste (in million tons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360317/us-largest-landfills-by-annual-waste-acceptance/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Leading Municipal Solid Waste Landfills in The United States in 2021, by Annual Accepted Waste (in Million Tons) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360317/us-largest-landfills-by-annual-waste-acceptance/
Environmental Protection Agency, Leading municipal solid waste landfills in the United States in 2021, by annual accepted waste (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360317/us-largest-landfills-by-annual-waste-acceptance/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Leading municipal solid waste landfills in the United States in 2021, by annual accepted waste (in million tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360317/us-largest-landfills-by-annual-waste-acceptance/