In 1989-1990, there were 13 sanitary landfills in the St. Louis metropolitan area (Missouri-Illinois), which includes the District, with an estimated remaining lifespan of 8.8 years. One landfill was publicly owned.
By 1995-1996, there were seven sanitary landfills in the region: three in Missouri and four in Illinois. All landfills are now privately owned and operated.
Since 1989-1990, six sanitary landfills have closed and one has been decommissioned. In the last two years a privately owned landfill in St. Clair County, Illinois has opened.
2000 Landfills in Region |
Landfill |
County |
State |
Allied Sanitation - Bridgeton |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
Fred Weber |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
Superior Oak Ridge |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
Allied Sanitation - Roxana |
Madison |
Illinois |
WMI - Chain of Rocks |
Madison |
Illinois |
WMI - Milam |
St. Clair |
Illinois |
WMI - Marissa |
St. Clair |
Illinois |
Source: The Genesis Group for the St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District
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