Apex_landfill

Apex landfill

Apex landfill

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36.309938°N 114.947419°W / 36.309938; -114.947419 Apex Regional Landfill is a landfill located in Clark County, Nevada. It is the largest landfill in the world by area and volume.[1] At its peak, it can accept 13.6 Mg of waste per day.[2] It is expected to be able to accept waste for over 250 years at current rates.[2] It is owned by Republic Services.[3] It is located just outside the city limits of North Las Vegas.

Entrance to Apex Regional Landfill

Located northeast of I-15 near the junction with U.S. Route 93, the Apex Landfill is 9 km2.[4] Republic Services owns and operates the landfill. Arrolime, Nevada is located about 2 miles northeast of Apex.

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  1. [1]
    Alves, Bruna (17 April 2023). "Size of some of the largest landfills globally as of 2019". CNBC.
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    "Mountains of garbage: Southern Nevada landfill is nation's largest". Las Vegas Sun. 7 December 2009.
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    "Some of the World's Largest Landfills". Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
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    Schoenmann, Joe (December 17, 2008). "Official calls for sort reform". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
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