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CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE LIABILITIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Closure and Post-Closure Liabilities
The changes to closure and post-closure liabilities (also referred to as "asset retirement obligations") from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022 were as follows (in thousands):
Landfill
Retirement
Liability
Non-Landfill
Retirement
Liability
Total
Balance at January 1, 2021$48,412 $39,514 $87,926 
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions— 1,446 1,446 
New asset retirement obligations2,443 — 2,443 
Accretion3,655 3,702 7,357 
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations2,287 396 2,683 
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet2,297 1,415 3,712 
Expenditures(5,818)(784)(6,602)
Currency translation and other149 (11)138 
Balance at December 31, 202153,425 45,678 99,103 
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions— 55 55 
Measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions— 1,148 1,148 
New asset retirement obligations3,743 — 3,743 
Accretion4,605 4,147 8,752 
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated statement of operations1,063 5,712 6,775 
Changes in estimates recorded to consolidated balance sheet3,219 1,742 4,961 
Expenditures(3,373)(1,778)(5,151)
Currency translation and other(431)(154)(585)
Balance at December 31, 2022$62,251 $56,550 $118,801 
Schedule of Expected Payments Related to Asset Retirement Obligations
Anticipated payments (based on current estimated costs and anticipated timing of necessary regulatory approvals to commence work on closure and post-closure activities) for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
Years ending December 31, 
2023$14,414 
202414,733 
202512,808 
20268,369 
20277,420 
Thereafter290,366 
Undiscounted closure and post-closure liabilities348,110 
Less: Discount at credit-adjusted risk-free rate(153,062)
Less: Undiscounted estimated closure and post-closure liabilities relating to airspace not yet consumed(76,247)
Present value of closure and post-closure liabilities$118,801