Landfill and Environmental Remediation Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Landfill and Environmental Remediation Liabilities

Landfill and Environmental Remediation Liabilities

2.    Landfill and Environmental Remediation Liabilities

Liabilities for landfill and environmental remediation costs are presented in the table below (in millions):

	September 30, 2025						December 31, 2024
			Environmental						Environmental
	Landfill		Remediation		Total		Landfill		Remediation		Total
Current (in accrued liabilities)	$	184	$	34	$	218	$	177	$	54	$	231
Long-term		2,951		181		3,132		2,880		168		3,048
	$	3,135	$	215	$	3,350	$	3,057	$	222	$	3,279

The changes to landfill and environmental remediation liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 are reflected in the table below (in millions):

			Environmental
	Landfill		Remediation
December 31, 2024	$	3,057	$	222
Obligations incurred and capitalized		66		—
Obligations settled		(128)		(20)
Interest accretion		106		—
Revisions in estimates		29		13
Acquisitions, divestitures and other adjustments		5		—
September 30, 2025	$	3,135	$	215

At several of our landfills, we provide financial assurance by depositing cash into restricted trust funds for purposes of settling final capping, closure, post-closure and environmental remediation obligations. Generally, these trust funds are established to comply with statutory requirements and operating agreements. See Note 14 for additional information related to these trusts.