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FINAL CAPPING, CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE COSTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes to Accrued Capping, Closure and Post-Closure Liabilities

The changes to accrued final capping, closure and post-closure liabilities are as follows:

			Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
			2020						2019
Beginning balance			$	71,927					$	73,075
Obligations incurred			3,840						2,549
Revisions in estimates (1)			4,531						(1,538)
Accretion expense			6,436						6,227
Obligations settled (2)			(4,201)						(8,386)
Ending balance			$	82,533					$	71,927

(1)Relates to changes in estimates and assumptions concerning anticipated waste flow, cost and timing of future final capping, closure and post-closure activities at our landfills.

(2)May include amounts paid and amounts that are being processed through accounts payable as a part of our disbursement cycle.

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Tabular disclosure of the changes in carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations, for changes such as new obligations, changes in estimates of existing obligations, spending on existing obligations, property dispositions, and foreign currency translation.

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