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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Environmental Remedial Liability A summary of the changes to the aggregate environmental remediation liabilities for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 follows:
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
20222021
Beginning balance$5,887 $5,200 
Accretion expense104 109 
Obligations incurred (1)
759 924 
Obligations settled (2)
(415)(346)
Ending balance6,335 5,887 
Less: current portion814 353 
Long-term portion$5,521 $5,534 
(1)In fiscal year 2022, associated with the investigation of potential remediation at an inactive waste disposal site that adjoins one of the landfills that we operate. In fiscal year 2021, associated with a restoration project at one of our landfills.
(2)May include amounts paid and amounts that are being processed through accounts payable as a part of our disbursement cycle.
Schedule of Total Expected Environmental Remediation Payments for Succeeding Year The total expected environmental remediation payments, in today’s dollars, as of December 31, 2022 for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows:
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2023$782 
Fiscal year ending December 31, 20241,279 
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2025308 
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2026318 
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2027299 
Thereafter4,009 
Total$6,995 
Reconciliation of Expected Aggregate Non-inflated, Undiscounted Environmental Remediation Liability to Amount Recognized in Statement of Financial Position A reconciliation of the expected aggregate non-inflated, undiscounted environmental remediation liabilities to the amount recognized in our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022 is as follows:
Undiscounted liability$6,995 
Less discount, net(660)
Liability balance - December 31, 2022$6,335