Apex landfill explained

36.3099°N -114.9474°WApex 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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alves. Bruna. 17 April 2023. Size of some of the largest landfills globally as of 2019. CNBC.
  2. News: Mountains of garbage: Southern Nevada landfill is nation's largest. Las Vegas Sun. 7 December 2009.
  3. Web site: Some of the World's Largest Landfills. https://web.archive.org/web/20120106093026/http://www.wotwaste.com/waste-articles/commercial-waste/some-of-the-world-s-largest-landfills. January 6, 2012. April 29, 2015. dead.
  4. News: Joe. Schoenmann. Joe Schoenmann. Official calls for sort reform. Las Vegas Sun. December 17, 2008. December 20, 2008.

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