Biggest municipal solid waste landfills in the U.S. 2024, by design capacity

Published by Bruna Alves, Apr 4, 2025

As of 2024, the Apex Regional Landfill located near Las Vegas, Nevada, was the largest landfill in the United States in terms of design capacity, with nearly one billion tons. The Apex Regional has more than double the capacity of ECDC Environmental Landfill in Utah, which ranked second in terms of design capacity that year.

Largest municipal solid waste landfills in the United States in 2024, by design capacity (in million tons)

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September 2024

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2024

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