America's landfills

Active and closed landfills in the United States and its territories, sized by tons of waste in place

Data as of September 2024. The government does not provide high-quality address data for 318 landfills, nor data for the waste in place at 466 landfills. Due to this, these landfills have been excluded from the map.
Chart: Andrew ManganSource: Environmental Protection AgencyCreated with Datawrapper