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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 business	Sep. 30, 2023 business subsidiary
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired	5	5
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries acquired | subsidiary		4
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Solid-waste collection businesses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired		3
Mid-Atlantic
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired	3
Eastern
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired	2

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479907/805-20-50-5

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