LARGEST LANDFILLS
Top 10 Largest Landfills
By tonnage received in 2008
Rank Landfill/Location Owner/Operator 2008 Tonnage
1 Apex Regional
Las Vegas, Nev. Republic Services Inc. 3,199,653
2 Puente Hills
Whittier, Calif. Los Angeles County 3,149,906
3 Newton County Landfill Partnership
Brook, Ind. Allied Waste Industries Inc. 2,926,489
4 Okeechobee
Okeechobee, Fla. Waste Management Inc. 2,640,000
5 Atlantic Waste
Waverly, Va. Waste Management Inc. 2,318,471
6 Rumpke Sanitary
Colerain Township, Ohio Rumpke Consolidated Cos. Inc. 2,174,660
7 Pine Tree Acres
Lenox, Mich. Pine Tree Acres Inc. 2,142,348
8 El Sobrante
Corona, Calif. Waste Management Inc. 2,104,362
9 Veolia Orchard Hills
Davis Junction, Ill. Veolia Environmental Services 2,084,445
10 Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site
Aurora, Colo. City and County of Denver 1,946,126
SOURCE: State environmental agencies, staff research.
NOTE: Some totals are estimated or from previous years.
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