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Property and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property and Equipment | Property and equipment as of December 31 consisted of the following (in millions):
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​ |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Land | ​ | $ | 752 | ​ | $ | 732
Landfills | ​ |  | 18,526 | ​ |  | 17,734
Vehicles | ​ |  | 6,173 | ​ |  | 5,893
Machinery and equipment | ​ |  | 4,401 | ​ |  | 3,571
Containers | ​ |  | 3,021 | ​ |  | 2,807
Buildings and improvements | ​ |  | 3,809 | ​ |  | 3,542
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | ​ | ​ | 664 | ​ | ​ | 677
​ | ​ |  | 37,346 | ​ |  | 34,956
Less: Accumulated depreciation of tangible property and equipment | ​ |  | (10,731) | ​ |  | (10,147)
Less: Accumulated depletion of landfill airspace | ​ |  | (10,896) | ​ | ​ | (10,390)
Property and equipment, net | ​ | $ | 15,719 | ​ | $ | 14,419
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Depreciation and amortization expense | See Note 11 for information regarding asset impairments. Depreciation and depletion expense, including for assets recorded as financing leases, consisted of the following for the year ended December 31 (in millions):
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​ |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Depreciation of tangible property and equipment | ​ | $ | 1,155 | ​ | $ | 1,125 | ​ | $ | 996
Depletion of landfill airspace | ​ |  | 754 | ​ | ​ | 731 | ​ | ​ | 568
Depreciation and depletion expense | ​ | $ | 1,909 | ​ | $ | 1,856 | ​ | $ | 1,564
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