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Landfill and Environmental Remediation Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

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):


	March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
			Environmental						Environmental
	Landfill		Remediation		Total		Landfill		Remediation		Total
Current (in accrued liabilities)	$	130	$	25	$	155	$	138	$	26	$	164
Long-term		2,069		193		2,262		2,018		204		2,222
	$	2,199	$	218	$	2,417	$	2,156	$	230	$	2,386

The changes to landfill and environmental remediation liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are reflected in the table below (in millions):


			Environmental
	Landfill		Remediation
December 31, 2020	$	2,156	$	230
Obligations incurred and capitalized		26		—
Obligations settled		(16)		(5)
Interest accretion		26		—
Revisions in estimates and interest rate assumptions		7		(7)
Acquisitions, divestitures and other adjustments		—		—
March 31, 2021	$	2,199	$	218

At several of our landfills, we provide financial assurance by depositing cash into restricted trust funds or escrow accounts 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 13 for additional information related to these trusts.