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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

As a result of increasingly tough legislation from the UK Government and the European Union (EU) regarding the collection, treatment, recycling and disposal of waste, the number of low-cost options is reducing. Consequently, the rising cost of waste management is creating a growth market.
Key Note estimates that, in 1999, the market was worth £4.13bn. The total waste arising was around 418 million tonnes, with the main contributing sectors being agriculture, demolition and construction, dredged spoils and sewage sludge. Of the total waste stream, household waste amounts to just 6.2 percent.
The market is segmented by type of waste and includes metals, sewage sludge, paper and board, glass, plastics, tyres, textiles, electronic/electrical equipment, batteries and end-of-life vehicles. Packaging waste cuts across several sectors. Methods of collection and disposal are also covered.
The leading dedicated waste management companies are SITA Holding UK Ltd, Shanks Group PLC, Onyx Environmental Group PLC, Cleanaway Ltd and Biffa Waste Services Ltd. Companies which incorporate waste recovery in metals or paper as part of their business include ASW Holdings PLC,
St Regis Paper Company Ltd and European Metal Recycling Ltd. The industry is becoming more concentrated, with an increasing degree of foreign ownership, mainly by French companies.
There are a number of important issues currently affecting the industry. The recently accepted EU Landfill Directive will restrict landfill options and it is not yet clear what the alternatives will be and to what extent they will be used. In 1998, the dumping of sewage sludge at sea came to an end and alternatives for its disposal are also being explored. The newly accepted directive on end-of-life vehicles places a responsibility on manufacturers to dispose of vehicles, and a similar end-of-life directive is in the proposal stage for electronics and electrical equipment. Clear economic solutions to these and other specific industrial legislation have yet to be decided in the long term.
Key Note estimates that, by the end of the year 2000, the market will be worth £4.47bn, rising to £6.49bn in 2004. This assumes that sufficient investment will be made to enable the UK to reach targets required by EU directives.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET DEFINITIONS

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Table 1: Estimated Total Annual Waste Arisings by Sector (million tonnes and percent), 1998 and 1999

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

MARKET SECTORS

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Table 2: Estimated Value of UK Waste Management Market by Type of Work (£m), 1999

Table 3: Ferrous Metal Recovery and Reuse (000 tonnes), 1991-1999

Table 4: Aluminium Recycling (000 tonnes and percent), 1991-1999

Table 5: Aluminium Can Recycling in the UK (billion cans, tonnes, million cans and percent), 1991-1999

Table 6: Recovery and Recycling of Waste Paper and Board (000 tonnes and percent), 1991-1999

Table 7: Recovery and Recycling Rate of Glass Cullet by Volume (000 tonnes, tonnes and percent), 1991-1999

Table 8: Number of Councils and Number of Sites Participating in the Bottle Bank Scheme in Great Britain, 1985-1999

Table 9: Destination of Recovered Post-Consumer Textiles ( percent), 1999

Table 10: Disposal and Usage of Construction and Demolition Waste ( percent), 1999

Table 11: Imports and Exports of Waste Paper by Source Pulp Type by Volume (tonnes), 1998

Table 12: Imports and Exports of Recycled Tyres by Value (£000), 1998

Table 13: Import and Export of Recycled Tyres by Volume (tonnes), 1998

Table 14: Imports and Exports of Waste Glass Cullet by Value and Volume (£000 and tonnes), 1998

Table 15: Imports and Exports of Waste Fibres by Value (£000), 1998

Table 16: Imports and Exports of Waste Fibres by Volume (tonnes), 1998

Industry Background

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

DISTRIBUTION

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 17: Number of VAT-Based Units in the Recycling of Non-Metal Waste and Scrap Sector by Turnover (number and percent), 1997-1999

Table 18: Provision of Local Government Waste Collection by Type (number), 1997/1998

Table 19: Amount of Waste Collected by Waste Authorities by Source (000 tonnes), 1997/1998

Table 20: Number of Waste Collection Authorities by Type, 1997/1998

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

Table 21: Selected Leading UK Waste Management Companies by Turnover (£m), 1998/1999

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

THE TOTAL MARKET

FERROUS METALS

NON-FERROUS METALS

PAPER AND BOARD

PLASTICS

Buying Behaviour

WASTE PRODUCTION AND DISPOSAL ORGANISATIONS

Table 22: Number of Authorities by Type, 1997/1998

Table 23: Amount of Waste Collected by Waste Collection Authorities by Source (000 tonnes), 1997/1998

Table 24: Amount of Household Waste Recycled by Waste Collection Authorities (000 tonnes), 1997/1998

Table 25: Amount of Waste Arising in Waste Disposal Authorities by Source (000 tonnes), 1997/1998

Table 26: Waste Disposed by Waste Disposal Authorities by Method of Disposal (000 tonnes), 1997/1998

Table 27: Amount of Waste Recycled by Waste Disposal Authorities by Type of Material (tonnes), 1997/1998

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

INTRODUCTION

EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS

CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS

Current Issues

WASTE STRATEGY

DATA ON WASTE MANAGEMENT

INCINERATION

LANDFILL TAX

GLASS

PAPER AND BOARD

PLASTICS

END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES

CORPORATE ACTIVITY

Forecasts

LEGISLATION AND TARGETS

FORECASTS 2000 TO 2004

Table 28: Forecast for the Waste Management Industry by Value (£m), 2000-2004

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

BONNIER INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

Text © 2000 Key Note

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