U.S. state breakdown of operating landfills by type 2019

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
California had the largest number of operating landfills in the country in 2019. As of that year, this western state had 118 open landfills, as well as 176 closed landfills, and six that were categorized as unknown.

Number of operating landfills in the United States as of 2019, by type and select state

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Release date

January 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

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