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The 100 highest-risk sites in the US

Every landfill and waste site DumpRadar tracks, ranked by overall risk score. The score weighs the waste, emissions, flood exposure, EPA enforcement, and who lives nearby. Open any site for the full report.

  1. 1C
    City of Dothan SLF MSWLF
    Dothan, AL
    Moderate RiskActive
    42
    score
  2. 2C
    South Dade Solid Waste Disposal Facility
    Homestead, FL
    Moderate RiskActive
    41
    score
  3. 3C
    Crittenden County Sanitary Landfill
    West Memphis, AR
    Moderate RiskActive
    40
    score
  4. 4C
    Leflore County Landfill
    Sidon, MS
    Moderate RiskActive
    40
    score
  5. 5B
    McCommas Bluff Landfill
    Dallas, TX
    Low RiskActive
    39
    score
  6. 6B
    City of Laredo LF
    Laredo, TX
    Low RiskActive
    38
    score
  7. 7B
    Harold J. "Babe" Landry LF
    Berwick, LA
    Low RiskActive
    38
    score
  8. 8B
    McCarty Road LF
    Houston, TX
    Low RiskActive
    38
    score
  9. 9B
    Richland Creek Road Landfill
    Buford, GA
    Low RiskActive
    38
    score
  10. 10B
    Royal Oaks Landfill
    Jacksonville, TX
    Low RiskActive
    38
    score
  11. 11B
    Anderson Regional Landfill
    Belton, SC
    Low RiskActive
    36
    score
  12. 12B
    Arecibo Landfill
    Arecibo, PR
    Low RiskActive
    36
    score
  13. 13B
    Brownsville Municipal Landfill
    Brownsville, TX
    Low RiskActive
    36
    score
  14. 14B
    Cleveland County LF
    Shelby, NC
    Low RiskActive
    36
    score
  15. 15B
    Elkhart County Landfill
    Elkhart, IN
    Low RiskActive
    36
    score
  16. 16B
    Lycoming County Landfill
    Montgomery, PA
    Low RiskActive
    36
    score
  17. 17B
    Northeast AR RSWMD Landfill Phases 2 & 3
    Paragould, AR
    Low RiskActive
    36
    score
  18. 18B
    Plantation Oaks Sanitary Landfill
    Sibley, MS
    Low RiskActive
    36
    score
  19. 19B
    Putnam County Central SLF
    Palatka, FL
    Low RiskActive
    36
    score
  20. 20B
    Robeson County LF
    St. Pauls, NC
    Low RiskActive
    36
    score
  21. 21B
    Beech Hollow SLF
    Wellston, OH
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  22. 22B
    Cerro Colorado LF
    Albuquerque, NM
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  23. 23B
    City of Nacogdoches Landfill
    Nacogdoches, TX
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  24. 24B
    City of Waco LF
    Waco, TX
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  25. 25B
    Eastern Area Landfill
    Birmingham, AL
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  26. 26B
    Hall County Candler Road MSWLF
    Gainesville, GA
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  27. 27B
    Jefferson Parish SLF
    Avondale, LA
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  28. 28B
    Knox County LF #3
    Oneida, IL
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  29. 29B
    Laughlin Landfill
    Laughlin, NV
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  30. 30B
    Magnolia Landfill
    Monroe, LA
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  31. 31B
    Matlock Bend Landfill
    Loudon, TN
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  32. 32B
    McCombs LF
    El Paso, TX
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  33. 33B
    North Dade Landfill
    Opa-Locka, FL
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  34. 34B
    Potrero Hills SLF
    Suisun City, CA
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  35. 35B
    Salinas Landfill
    Salinas, PR
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  36. 36B
    South Shelby Landfill
    Memphis, TN
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  37. 37B
    Tangipahoa Parish Regional Solid Waste Facility
    Independence, LA
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  38. 38B
    Tomoka Farms Road LF
    Port Orange, FL
    Low RiskActive
    35
    score
  39. 39B
    Bees Ferry Road Subtitle D LF
    Charleston, SC
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  40. 40B
    Boron SLF
    Boron, CA
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  41. 41B
    Bountiful Sanitary LF
    Woods Cross, UT
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  42. 42B
    Cecil County Central Landfill
    Elkton, MD
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  43. 43B
    City of Charleston Landfill
    Charleston, WV
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  44. 44B
    City of Corsicana LF
    Corsicana, TX
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  45. 45B
    Hunter Ferrell Landfill
    Irving, TX
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  46. 46B
    Muskogee Community LF
    Muskogee, OK
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  47. 47B
    North Central Landfill
    Winter Haven, FL
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  48. 48B
    Pigeon Point Landfill
    New Castle, DE
    Low RiskClosed (1985)
    34
    score
  49. 49B
    Ponce Landfill
    Ponce, PR
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  50. 50B
    Rhea County LF
    Dayton, TN
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  51. 51B
    Savannah-Dean Forest Road SL
    Savannah, GA
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  52. 52B
    South Cushman Landfill
    Fairbanks, AK
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  53. 53B
    Terrace Heights LF
    Yakima, WA
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  54. 54B
    Whispering Pines LF
    Houston, TX
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  55. 55B
    WI Taylor County Disposal, LLC
    Mauk, GA
    Low RiskActive
    34
    score
  56. 56B
    American Environmental Landfill
    Sand Springs, OK
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  57. 57B
    Anasco Landfill
    Anasco, PR
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  58. 58B
    Anguilla Landfill
    Anguilla, VI
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  59. 59B
    Arvin SLF
    Arvin, CA
    Low RiskClosed (2003)
    33
    score
  60. 60B
    Barranquitas Landfill
    Barranquitas, PR
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  61. 61B
    Bridgeway Acres LF
    St. Petersburg, FL
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  62. 62B
    Cape May County MUA Secure Landfill
    Woodbine, NJ
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  63. 63B
    Center Point Landfill
    Prague, OK
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  64. 64B
    Cherokee Nation SLF
    Stilwell, OK
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  65. 65B
    Citrus County Central Landfill
    Lecanto, FL
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  66. 66B
    City of Beaumont LF
    Beaumont, TX
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  67. 67B
    City of Midland Sanitary LF
    Midland, MI
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  68. 68B
    City of Perryton Landfill
    Perryton, TX
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  69. 69B
    City of Tifton / Omega / Eldorado Road LF
    Tifton, GA
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  70. 70B
    City of Victoria Landfill
    Bloomington, TX
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  71. 71B
    Deans Bridge Road MSWLF
    Blythe, GA
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  72. 72B
    Fairmead Solid Waste Disposal Site
    Chowchilla, CA
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  73. 73B
    Gallatin County Logan Landfill
    Three Forks, MT
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  74. 74B
    Hanes Mill Road Landfill
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  75. 75B
    Hormigueros Landfill
    Hormigueros, PR
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  76. 76B
    Jayuya Landfill
    Jayuya, PR
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  77. 77B
    Jefferson County LF No. 1
    Gardendale, AL
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  78. 78B
    Juana Diaz Landfill
    Juana Diaz, PR
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  79. 79B
    Kelly Run SLF
    Elizabeth, PA
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  80. 80B
    Kerrville Landfill
    Kerrville, TX
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  81. 81B
    Lajas Landfill
    Lajas, PR
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  82. 82B
    Mayaguez Landfill
    Mayaguez, PR
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  83. 83B
    Moca Landfill
    Moca, PR
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  84. 84B
    Modelfill Landfill
    Little Rock, AR
    Low RiskClosed (2012)
    33
    score
  85. 85B
    Monarch Hill Landfill
    Pompano Beach, FL
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  86. 86B
    Oxford MSW Landfill
    Oxford, NC
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  87. 87B
    Pheasant Run Recycling and Disposal Facility
    Bristol, WI
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  88. 88B
    Pike Sanitation LF
    Waverly, OH
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  89. 89B
    Reno County MSWLF
    Hutchinson, KS
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  90. 90B
    Sabine Parish SLF
    Many, LA
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  91. 91B
    San Angelo Landfill
    San Angelo, TX
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  92. 92B
    Sandoval County Landfill
    Rio Rancho, NM
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  93. 93B
    Santa Rosa Central LF
    Milton, FL
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  94. 94B
    Seward County Landfill
    Liberal, KS
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  95. 95B
    Vega Baja Landfill
    Vega Baja, PR
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  96. 96B
    Wayne County LF
    Dudley, NC
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  97. 97B
    Wilmington Sanitary LF
    Wilmington, OH
    Low RiskActive
    33
    score
  98. 98B
    Yauco Landfill
    Yauco, PR
    Low RiskClosed (2017)
    33
    score
  99. 99B
    American Avenue Landfill
    Kerman, CA
    Low RiskActive
    32
    score
  100. 100B
    American Canyon SLF
    American Canyon, CA
    Low RiskClosed (1995)
    32
    score

Showing the top 100 of every site we track. Browse the full directory by state.