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LANDFILL CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
LANDFILL CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS  
Summary of GFL's landfill closure and post-closure obligations

The following table presents GFL’s landfill closure and post-closure obligations for the periods indicated:

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December 31, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Balance, beginning of year

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$

847.2

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$

880.6

Acquisitions via business combinations

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18.3

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34.9

Adjustment related to prior year acquisitions

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—

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(5.3)

Disposals

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(15.0)

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(16.4)

Provisions

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94.9

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92.1

Adjustment for discount and inflation rates

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22.5

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(183.1)

Accretion

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34.4

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20.1

Expenditures

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(32.5)

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(27.5)

Changes in foreign exchange

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(17.6)

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51.8

Balance, end of year

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952.2

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847.2

Less: Current portion of landfill closure and post-closure obligations

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(56.2)

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(30.8)

Non-current portion of landfill closure and post-closure obligations

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$

896.0

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$

816.4

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Less than 1 year

    

$

56.2

Between 1-2 years

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121.3

Between 2-5 years

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188.6

Over 5 years

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586.1

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$

952.2