REMEDIAL LIABILITIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

The changes to remedial liabilities from January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022 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, 2022	$	1,780	$	59,787	$	50,306	$	111,873
Liability assumed in acquisition of real estate	—		—		13,073		13,073
Measurement period adjustment from a prior period acquisition	—		—		242		242
Accretion	21		624		400		1,045
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations	1		190		68		259
Expenditures	(12)		(721)		(1,251)		(1,984)
Currency translation and other	—		10		211		221
Balance at March 31, 2022	$	1,790	$	59,890	$	63,049	$	124,729

In the three months ended March 31, 2022, there were no significant benefits or charges resulting from changes in estimates for remedial liabilities. The $13.1 million liability assumed in acquisition relates to real estate that the Company acquired in 2022. In purchasing the property, the Company assumed a known associated remedial liability, which was contemplated in the purchase price.