REMEDIAL LIABILITIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

REMEDIAL LIABILITIES

REMEDIAL LIABILITIES 

The changes to remedial liabilities from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 were as follows (in thousands):

	Remedial Liabilities for Landfill Sites		Remedial Liabilities for Inactive Sites		Remedial Liabilities (Including Superfund) for Non-Landfill Operations		Total
Balance at January 1, 2020	$	1,851	$	61,991	$	50,331	$	114,173
Accretion	44		1,265		842		2,151
Changes in estimates recorded to statement of operations	(14)		(330)		1,484		1,140
Expenditures	(30)		(2,171)		(2,158)		(4,359)
Currency translation and other	—		(923)		301		(622)
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	1,851	$	59,832	$	50,800	$	112,483

In the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company increased its remedial liabilities for a Superfund site by $1.8 million due to a change in the estimate of the related liabilities. This change in estimate was triggered by the receipt of updated regulatory approval requirements for remediation. Other than this charge, there were no significant charges (benefits) resulting from changes in estimates for remedial liabilities.