This data set defines both current and historic landfills/waste disposal storage sites for the State of Vermont. Historic landfills were identified with the publication of the Vermont Ground Water Pollution Source Inventory by the Agency of Environmental Conservation, Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Water Quality Division, December 1980. Current landfill locations supplied by the Solid Waste Division of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation.This dataset includes: active landfills - currently accepting waste, geo-located; closed landfills- ceased accepting waste and completed closure under solid waste regulations (post-1988), geo-located; historic landfills - ceased accepting waste prior to solid waste regulation implementation (pre-1988), locations obtained from a 1990 Vermont Groundwater Pollution Source Inventory completed by the Department of Waster Resources and Environmental Engineering Groundwater Management Section. The listing of historic landfills is likely incomplete.

In 2018, the United States had 1,269 municipal waste landfills. Most of the landfills in the United States were located on the West Coast.

Landfills
Landfills or dumps are one of the most common forms of waste treatment in the world. It is the oldest type of waste treatment technique and is still used as a form of waste management. At these sites, waste is broken down into smaller parts and is either compacted or buried with layers of soil and other organic materials. This process is essential to extending the life of landfills. Waste is often brought to landfills by waste collection vehicles. However, countries such as Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Switzerland have banned the disposal of waste in landfills. Only hazardous waste is allowed to be deposited. The largest landfill in the world was the Estrutural, located in Brazil.

Landfills in the United States
Landfills in the United States are regulated by each state’s environmental agency, however they are all required to abide by the standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency. Food, yard trimmings, and inorganic wastes made up the highest amount of waste material in 2018 that was discarded into the municipal waste stream in the United States.

Data with the following information for large landfills: * landfill capacity * fill rates * estimated remaining capacity * engineering designs * reporting and monitoring details This dataset was last updated in 2014 and contains out of date information. It has been replaced by the Ontario landfills dataset.

During emergency response and recovery events, significant amounts of debris must be removed from impacted areas in order to facilitate access to these locations, begin the restoration process, and start the reconstruction of damaged and/or destroyed buildings in the impact zones. This dataset was developed in an attempt to locate Solid Waste facilities, to which debris can be directed. This layer was initiated, based on NAICS and SIC codes, by extracting landfills from the EPA Facility Registry System (FRS) contained in HSIP Gold 2012. This collection is being supplemented, edited, and amended by source data from individual states. Initial and previous collection efforts were limited to landfills that accept Municipal Solid Waste and/or Construction and Demolition Debris, but some of the features from the initial collection were found to have been misclassified; these have been adjusted accordingly (namely, a single C&D type versus Industrial waste facilities). All new solid waste features must be considered active facilities based on state source data or state permit at the time of release. Already-existing solid waste dataset features that have become inactive or closed since the initial release are noted as such. In this update 432 new facilities were added with the majority being Transfer Stations.

Data regarding landfill methane emissions for the manuscript "Investigation of US landfill GHG reporting program methane emission models". This dataset is associated with the following publication: Stark, B., K. Tian, and M. Krause. Investigation of U.S. landfill GHG reporting program methane emission models. WASTE MANAGEMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 186: 86-93, (2024).

The table Landfill-level data is part of the dataset Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP), available at https://redivis.com/datasets/3r3b-0kh9qrdhx. It contains 2634 rows across 40 variables.

China Volume of Living Waste Disposed: Landfill: City data was reported at 120.376 Ton mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 118.664 Ton mn for 2016. China Volume of Living Waste Disposed: Landfill: City data is updated yearly, averaging 95.983 Ton mn from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 120.376 Ton mn in 2017 and a record low of 64.040 Ton mn in 2003. China Volume of Living Waste Disposed: Landfill: City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Environmental Protection – Table CN.EPE: Volume of Living Waste Disposed: Landfill.

This data set represents the location of sites within New Jersey that are regulated by the New Jersey Solid Waste Management Act at N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq., appropriate parts of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) codified at 40 C.F.R., the New Jersey Comprehensive Regulated Medical Waste Management Act at N.J.S.A. 13:1E-48.1 et seq, and the New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act at N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.11 et seq. The Division of Sustainable Waste Management regulates safe management of solid waste, RCRA hazardous waste, regulated medical waste (RMW), and recycling of source separated recyclable materials through guidance, technical assistance, regulations, permits, approvals, environmental monitoring, compliance evaluation and enforcement. Waste types handled at these facilities include solid waste types specified at N.J.A.C 7:26-2.13(g), hazardous waste types specified at 40 C.F.R. part 261 subparts A through D, and RMW types (classes) specified at N.J.A.C. 7:26-3A.6(a). NJDEP is authorized by EPA to administer the federal RCRA hazardous waste program. This dataset does not include all landfills in the State of New Jersey. This extracted dataset was generated to help promote solar installations that provide economic and environmental benefits to the State of New Jersey. The dataset includes Solid Waste Landfill Sites’ locations as well as the approximate limits of the landfilled waste. The dataset is comprised of landfill extents that the Division of Sustainable Waste Management was able to map with a reasonable confidence level based on data provided by facilities/applicants. The dataset is generated in Arc/INFO based on facility address, Block and Lot information and engineering design drawings submitted as part of a facility’s application for a permit and/or approval or reports of site investigations. The dataset is intended to provide reasonable representations of landfill boundaries for planning and other purposes. Data has been updated in 2020 using ArcMap 10.5.1.

Monthly landfill leachate volumes and annual 2-dimensional planar surface areas. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Krause, M., N. Detwiler, W. Eades, D. Marro, A. Schwarber, and T. Tolaymat. Dataset of leachate volumes and surface areas for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills in Ohio, USA from 1988-2020. Data in Brief. Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, 47: 108961, (2023).

The average municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill tipping fee in the United States decreased 2.8 percent in 2023 to 56.8 U.S. dollars per ton. Average landfill tipping fees were highest in the Northeast, at 83.44 U.S. dollars per ton. U.S. landfill sites are regulated by each state’s environmental agency which, in turn, follows the guidelines set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Landfill sites in the U.S. The number of landfills in the U.S has dropped dramatically in the last few decades, to 1,269 units in 2018. The largest landfill site in the U.S is the Apex Regional, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. This dump site has a capacity for nearly one billion tons of waste and stretches for more than 2,000 acres. Waste generation As of 2018, MSW generation in the U.S. stood at almost 300 million tons, with the average American producing roughly five pounds of municipal solid waste per day. This is more than any other country produces worldwide. Waste generation in the U.S. has increased dramatically since the 1960s as a result of increased consumerism and a "throwaway culture".

Under the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 Local Planning Authorities have to consult with the Environment Agency about all applications they receive to develop land within 250 metres of landfill sites (including any land that has been used as a landfill site within the past 30 years or is likely to be used as one in the near future). The Historic Landfill dataset was created to help fulfil our statutory responsibility to Local Planning Authorities by supplying information on the risks posed by landfill sites for development within 250m. The data is the most comprehensive and consistent national historic landfill dataset and defines the location of, and provides specific attributes for, known historic (closed) landfill sites, i.e. sites where there is no PPC permit or waste management licence currently in force. This includes sites that existed before the waste licensing regime and sites that have been licensed in the past but where this licence has been revoked, ceased to exist or surrendered and a certificate of completion has been issued. Historic Landfill includes all relevant historic information for the sites that both local authorities and the Environment Agency have collected over the yearsAdditional Links:DEFRA Data Services Platform - containing download linksHistoric Landfill WMSHistoric Landfill WFS

United States Municipal Waste Treated: Disposal Operations: Landfill data was reported at 132,558.000 Tonne th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 127,432.000 Tonne th for 2017. United States Municipal Waste Treated: Disposal Operations: Landfill data is updated yearly, averaging 124,565.500 Tonne th from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2018, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 132,558.000 Tonne th in 2018 and a record low of 110,550.000 Tonne th in 1996. United States Municipal Waste Treated: Disposal Operations: Landfill data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual.

This dataset provides a summary of information reported by landfills regarding their landfill gas collection (LFG), methane destruction and/or use, and associated emission reductions as required by Section 11 of O.Reg. 347 under the Environmental Protection Act. Data includes: * Year * Environmental Compliance Approval Number (ECA) * Landfill Site Name * Site Address * Approved Site Volume (m3) * Is landfill gas collected at this landfill site? (yes/no) * % of LFG volume collected that is vented * * % of LFG volume collected that is flared * Flare destruction efficiency % * Is LFG utilized on-site or off-site? * * % of LFG volume collected used to generate electricity and/or heat * Electricity and/or heat destruction efficiency % * Electricity Generated (MWh) * * Electrical Capacity (MW) * * Heat Generated (MWh) * * Thermal Capacity (MW) * * % of LFG volume processed for natural gas or other fuel * * % LFG loss from processing * * LFG Processed into (Renewable) Natural Gas (m3) * * LFG Other % ** * LFG Other % - Description ** * Destruction Efficiency (%) – Other * Annual LFG Collected (m3) * Methane (%) * Emission Reductions - GWP 21 (tCO2e) * Emission Reductions - GWP 25 (tCO2e) * CO2 generated from Methane Destruction (tCO2) * new data field collected beginning in 2020 ** field not longer collected after 2019

This page provides data for the Solid Waste Landfill Diversion performance measure.The performance measure dashboard is available at 4.04 Solid Waste Landfill Diversion.Additional InformationSource:Contact:Contact E-Mail:Data Source Type: Excel / CSVPreparation Method:Publish Frequency: AnnualPublish Method: ManualData Dictionary

This data is a national historic landfill dataset that defines the location of and provides specific attributes for known historic landfill sites. An historic landfill is a site where there is no environmental permit in force. The Environment Agency is not the regulator for historic landfills. The dataset includes sites that existed before landfills were regulated. Much of this pre-licensing data was derived from a national survey in the early 1990s so it may be incomplete. It also includes sites that were licensed (permitted) where that licence is no longer in force, in accordance with the legislation at the time. The Historic Landfill dataset includes information that is held by either the local authority or the Environment Agency. Where sites were licensed, there are name and address fields, licensee and operator information, licence issue and surrender dates, first and last input dates and waste types, together with some historical comments. Where an attribute is incomplete, that detail is not available.

The quality and completeness of data is variable depending on how old a site is. This extract is updated quarterly in Microsoft Excel format. Individual polygon shape files are also available in the Historic Landfill dataset.

The sites are primarily solid waste disposal sites, including municipal solid waste, industrial solid waste, residual solid waste, and construction and demolition debris. Some sites with hazardous waste are also included. The types of sites may include licensed landfills, landfills that existed prior to state regulatory programs, exempt waste sites, unauthorized dumps, open dumps, and disposal lagoons. Some sites in the database may have been partially or fully remediated and may no longer contain significant amounts of waste. The data are incomplete and are still in development. New locations will be added and existing locations may be corrected. This file does not include all sites regulated by Ohio EPA under other regulatory programs (e.g. there are many sites regulated under programs such as hazardous waste sites, surface water, "brownfields", etc. that are not included in this dataset). Data were developed from Ohio EPA archival files. The accuracy of the locations depends on the available information. Where possible, points were located on the actual waste unit, or within the tax parcel boundary where the waste was said to be located. Some points were located using coordinates or descriptive text in field notes, inspection reports, etc. In some cases, the best available information is the nearest intersection or an address. When possible the data were compared against local tax maps to improve the accuracy of the locations. Additional sources of information included but were not limited to newspaper archives, solid waste district plans, pollution inventories, historical societies, and local governments. The information used in this dataset come from files that date back to the late 1960s and may not represent the current site conditions. The data includes only that known to Ohio EPA's solid waste regulatory program and may not include sites that were under past authority of other regulatory agencies such as local health departments.

Displays historic landfill locations.A polygon feature class showing landfill areas and former landfill sites. Used to implement and regulate the City of Seattle's Environmentally Critical Areas (ECA) policies. This layer was table digitized in 1996 using abandoned landfill information from King County Department of Public Health. For those abandoned landfills emitting methane, a 1,000 foot buffer was created and so indicated in the attribute table.For more information about the definition of landfill areas, see Seattle Municipal Code section 25.09.012, Environmentally Critical Areas (ECA) definitions. Updated as needed.

China and India produce more household food waste than any other country worldwide at an estimated 92 million and 69 million metric tons every year, respectively. This is unsurprising, considering both countries have by far the largest populations globally. Food waste has often been thought to be concentrated in wealthier countries, however, in terms of food waste per capita, there are similarities between developed and developing countries. It is estimated that per capita food waste production is highest in Western Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Sources of food waste

The global population produced approximately 931 million metric tons of food waste in 2019. This represented roughly 17 percent of total food made available. Household food waste was the main source of food waste that year, accounting for 61 percent of the total. The second main source of food waste was the foodservice sector.

Why is food waste such a problem?

Food waste has many societal impacts that affect all of us. It not only costs the global economy hundreds of billions of dollars every year and depletes resources, but it also harms the environment and contributes to the climate crisis. When food waste is dumped at landfill sites it rots and produces large volumes of methane – a potent greenhouse gas. Food waste accounts for an estimated nine percent of global food system greenhouse gas emissions, which in 2015 totaled 17.9 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent.

Feature layer published by the U.S. EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) that shows landfills listed in the LMOP Database having latitude and longitude coordinates. Data from the LMOP Database are available at https://www.epa.gov/lmop/lmop-landfill-and-project-database.

Data with the following information for small landfills: * open/closed status * site owner * site location * Certificate of Approval number This dataset was last updated in 2014 and contains out of date information. It has been replaced by the Ontario landfills dataset.