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| KEY NOTE WASTE MANAGEMENT : FEBRUARY 2003 |
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This report covers: fixed plant, sludge handling equipment,waste collection plant, landfill, composting, incinerators,environmental control, specialist contractors and consultants, types of waste, sources of waste, methods of waste disposal, reuse,energy recovery from waste, land spreading of waste, household waste, municipal waste, incineration without energy recovery, refrigerators, freezers, electrical & electronic equipment,construction & demolition waste, packaging waste, batteries, end-of-life vehicles, waste paper, waste glass, Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation, British Metals Recycling Association, The British Recovered Paper Association, Chartered Institute of Waste Management, The environment Agency, The Environmental Services Association, Friends of the Earth, The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment, Waste Watch,
Companies covered include: Aylesford Newsprint, Biffa Waste Services, Cleanaway, Cory Environmental, ONYX Environmental Group, Shanks Group, SITA Holdings, Viridor Waste Management, Waste Recycling group
| Executive Summary | 1 |
| 1. Market Definition | 2 |
| REPORT COVERAGE | 2 |
| MARKET SECTORS | 2 |
| Types of Waste | 3 |
| Sources of Waste (Arisings) | 3 |
| Methods of Waste Disposal | 3 |
| Methods of Waste Collection and Disposal | 4 |
| MARKET TRENDS | 4 |
| The Waste Hierarchy | 4 |
| Waste Reduction | 5 |
| Reuse | 5 |
| Recycling | 5 |
| Composting | 6 |
| Energy Recovery from Waste | 6 |
| Land Spreading of Waste | 6 |
| Landfill | 6 |
| Incineration Without Energy Recovery | 7 |
| MARKET POSITION | 7 |
| The UK | 7 |
| Table 1: Estimated Annual Waste Arisings by Sector by Volume (million tonnes and percent), 2002 | 8 |
| Overseas | 9 |
| 2. Market Size 10 | |
| THE TOTAL MARKET | 10 |
| By Value | 10 |
| Table 2: The Total UK Waste Management Market by Value (£m), 1998-2002 | 10 |
| By Volume | 10 |
| Metals | 11 |
| Ferrous Metals | 11 |
| Table 3: Ferrous Metal Recovery and Reuse by Volume (000 tonnes and percent), 1991-2001 | 12 |
| Aluminium | 12 |
| Sewage Sludge | 13 |
| Paper and Board | 13 |
| Glass | 13 |
| Plastics | 14 |
| Tyres | 15 |
| Textiles | 15 |
| Refrigerators and Freezers | 15 |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment | 16 |
| Construction and Demolition Waste | 17 |
| Packaging Waste | 17 |
| Batteries | 18 |
| End-of-Life Vehicles | 18 |
| OVERSEAS TRADE | 19 |
| Imports and Exports | 19 |
| Waste Paper | 19 |
| Table 4: Imports and Exports ofWaste Paper by Source Pulp by Volume (tonnes), 2001 | 20 |
| Recycled Tyres | 20 |
| Table 5: Imports and Exports of Recycled Tyres by Type by Value (£000), 2001 | 21 |
| Table 6: Imports and Exports of Recycled Tyres by Type by Volume (tonnes), 2001 | 21 |
| Glass | 22 |
| Table 7: Imports and Exports of Waste Glass Cullet by Value and Volume (£000 and tonnes), 2001 | 22 |
| Waste Fibres | 22 |
| Table 8: Imports and Exports of Waste Fibres by Type by Value (£000), 2001 | 22 |
| Table 9: Imports and Exports of Waste Fibres by Type by Volume (tonnes), 2001 | 23 |
| 3. Industry Background | 24 |
| RECENT HISTORY | 24 |
| Landfill | 24 |
| Recycling | 25 |
| Number of Companies | 26 |
| Table 10: Number of VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in Sewage, Refuse Disposal, Sanitation and Similar Activities by Turnover Sizeband (£000), 2002 | 26 |
| Table 11: Number of VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Recycling of Non-Metal Waste and Scrap by Turnover Sizeband (£000), 2002 | 27 |
| EMPLOYMENT | 27 |
| REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE | 27 |
| Table 12: Number of Waste Collection Authorities by Type, 1999/2000 | 28 |
| Distribution | 28 |
| Table 13: The Provision of Local Government Waste Collection Services by Type (number), 1999/2000 | 29 |
| Table 14: The Amount and Sources of Waste Collected by Waste Collection Authorities by Type and Volume (tonnes),1999/2000 | 30 |
| HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET? | 31 |
| LEGISLATION | 31 |
| KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS | 32 |
| The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation | 32 |
| The British Metals Recycling Association | 32 |
| The British Recovered Paper Association | 33 |
| The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management | 33 |
| The Composting Association | 34 |
| The Energy from Waste Association | 34 |
| The Environment Agency | 35 |
| The Environmental Services Association | 35 |
| Friends of the Earth | 36 |
| The Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling | 36 |
| The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment | 36 |
| Waste and Resources Action Programme | 36 |
| Waste Watch | 37 |
| 4.Competitor Analysis 38 | |
| THE MARKETPLACE | 38 |
| MARKET LEADERS | 38 |
| Aylesford Newsprint Ltd | 38 |
| Biffa Waste Services Ltd | 39 |
| Cleanaway Ltd | 40 |
| Cory Environmental Ltd | 42 |
| ONYX Environmental Group PLC | 43 |
| Shanks Group PLC | 44 |
| SITA Holdings UK PLC | 46 |
| Viridor Waste Management Ltd | 47 |
| Waste Recycling Group PLC | 48 |
| OTHER COMPANIES | 50 |
| OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS | 50 |
| Fixed Plant | 50 |
| Sludge Handling Equipment | 50 |
| Waste Collection Plant | 51 |
| Landfill/Compositing/Incinerators | 51 |
| Instrumentation and Process Control | 51 |
| Environmental Control | 51 |
| Specialist Contractors and Consultants | 51 |
| 5. Strengths,Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats 52 | |
| THE TOTAL MARKET | 52 |
| Strengths | 52 |
| Weaknesses | 52 |
| Opportunities | 52 |
| Threats | 53 |
| FERROUS METALS | 53 |
| Strengths | 53 |
| Weaknesses | 53 |
| Opportunities | 53 |
| Threats | 53 |
| NON-FERROUS METALS | 54 |
| Strengths | 54 |
| Weaknesses | 54 |
| Opportunities | 54 |
| Threats | 54 |
| PAPER AND BOARD | 55 |
| Strengths | 55 |
| Weaknesses | 55 |
| Opportunities | 55 |
| Threats | 55 |
| PLASTICS | 56 |
| Strengths | 56 |
| Weaknesses | 56 |
| Opportunities | 56 |
| Threats | 56 |
| 6. Buying Behaviour 57 | |
| WASTE PRODUCTION AND DISPOSAL | 57 |
| Table 15: Number and Class of Authorities Involved in Waste Collection and Disposal, 1999/2000 | 57 |
| Waste Collection Authorities | 58 |
| Table 16: The Amount and Sources of Waste Collected by Waste Collection Authorities (000 tonnes), 1999/2000 | 58 |
| Table 17: The Amount of Household Waste Recycled by Waste Collection Authorities (tonnes), 1999/2000 | 60 |
| Waste Disposal Authorities | 60 |
| Table 18: The Amount and Sources of Waste Arising in Waste Disposal Authorities (000 tonnes), 1999/2000 | 61 |
| Table 19: Methods of Waste Disposal Used by Waste Disposal Authorities (000 tonnes), 1999/2000 | 62 |
| Table 20: The Amount and Type of Materials Recycled by Waste Disposal Authorities (tonnes), 1999/2000 | 64 |
| 7. Current Issues 66 | |
| GROWTH IN UK WASTE | 66 |
| Waste Strategy for Municipal Waste | 66 |
| Landfill | 67 |
| Waste and Emissions trading Bill | 67 |
| Incineration | 68 |
| Recycling Targets | 68 |
| 8. The Global Market 69 | |
| THE GLOBAL SCENE | 69 |
| The US | 69 |
| Europe | 70 |
| Japan | 71 |
| 9. Forecasts 72 | |
| INTRODUCTION | 72 |
| FORECASTS 2003 TO 2007 | 72 |
| Table 21: The Total Forecast UK Waste Management Marketby Value (£m), 2003-2007 | 73 |
| FUTURE TRENDS | 73 |
| 10. Company Profiles 74 | |
| Biffa Waste Services Ltd | 75 |
| Cleanaway Ltd | 77 |
| Cory Environmental Ltd | 79 |
| Onyx Environmental Group PLC | 81 |
| Shanks Group PLC | 83 |
| SITA Holdings PLC | 85 |
| Waste Recycling Group PLC | 87 |
| 11. Further Sources 89 | |
| Associations | 89 |
| Bonnier Information Sources | 90 |
| Government Publications | 91 |
| Understanding TGI Data | 92 |
| Number, Profile, Penetration | 92 |
| Social Grade | 93 |
| Standard Region | 93 |
This Key Note report analyses the UK waste management industry in terms of sources of waste, collection and disposal routes. In 2002, the market was £4.61bn, with total waste arisings of 432 million tonnes. The most significant sectors by weight of arisings were mining and quarrying, demolition, agriculture and construction. Household waste accounts for 30 million tonnes. Municipal waste - waste collected by a waste collection authority (WCA) - involves the largest infrastructure for waste collection and disposal.
The report discusses waste management, which categorises waste management strategies in priority from waste reduction - the most favoured option - followed by reuse, recycling, composting, energy recovery from waste, land spreading of waste and landfill to incineration with energy recovery.
Key Note gives an analysis of trends for specific waste streams. In the metals sector, there is a well established infrastructure for recycling steel, part of which are the 2,300 can recycling banks. Aerosol cans are suitable for recycling and currently 7.5 percent of the 600 million aerosol cans used in the UK are recycled. Aluminium is also recycled for secondary smelting, which can give a 95 percent saving in energy compared with primary production. Although there is a well established infrastructure for glass recycling, there is a surplus of green glass (from imported wine and beer bottles). There are over 20,000 bottle banks in the UK.
Current issues facing the waste management industry are also discussed. According to the November 2002, Strategy Unit Waste Report, household waste is growing by 3 percent, faster than growth domestic product (GDP). One of the Government's aims is to decouple the rate of growth in waste from GDP. Another factor in waste strategy is the requirement for the recycling infrastructure to include kerbside collection for organic materials.
Regarding landfill, there is discussion about the separation of all hazardous waste from can disposal landfill. The landfill tax could be increased from the present £13 per tonne to £35 per tonne in the next 10 years as a deterrent to using landfill for disposal. The Waste and Emissions Trading Bill proposes a framework for emissions trading. As landfill options decrease in line with the EU Landfill Directive, concern is being raised about the use of incinerators as a strategy for waste disposal and associated potential dangers of polluting and dangerous stack emissions. As a result, new regulations for incinerators are being proposed.
Market growth depends on the speed with which management measures in Government waste strategy are implemented. Key Note estimates that the market for waste management will grow by 32.3 percent between 2002 and 2007 to reach £6.1bn.
Text © 2003 Key Note
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