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Revenue - Revenues by Service Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ 2,338,488	$ 2,064,744	$ 6,659,308	$ 5,986,342
Reportable Segments | Commercial | Collection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	680,444	630,641	1,980,228	1,848,723
Reportable Segments | Residential | Collection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	574,305	538,364	1,687,899	1,582,289
Reportable Segments | Industrial and construction roll off | Collection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	367,559	343,740	1,052,339	1,002,085
Reportable Segments | Collection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	1,622,308	1,512,745	4,720,466	4,433,097
Reportable Segments | Landfill
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	418,508	390,330	1,177,899	1,116,707
Reportable Segments | Transfer
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	358,420	313,214	1,010,528	892,757
Reportable Segments | Recycling
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	69,748	36,103	182,071	105,724
Reportable Segments | Exploration and Production Waste Treatment Recovery and Disposal
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	154,202	62,066	375,176	172,431
Reportable Segments | Intermodal and other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	47,341	44,984	145,979	122,655
Intercompany Revenue
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ (332,039)	$ (294,698)	$ (952,811)	$ (857,029)

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