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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

INTRODUCTION

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Table 1: Estimated Total Annual Waste Arisings by Sector (million tonnes and percent), 1996 and 1997

Table 2: Breakdown of UK Waste by Type ( percent), 1997

Table 3: Proportion of Controlled Waste Using Specific Waste Management Options ( percent), 1997

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

INDIVIDUAL MARKET SECTORS

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Table 4: Turnover Breakdown by Activity for the Top 20 Private Sector Waste Management Companies (£m), 1996/1997

Table 5: Recycled Quantities of Specific Packaging Wastes (000 tonnes and percent), 1995 and 1996

Table 6: Recovery and Recycling Rate of Glass Cullet by Volume (000 tonnes and percent), 1985-1997

Table 7: Local Authorities and Participating in the Bottle Bank Scheme (number of authorities and sites), 1985-1996

Table 8: Waste Glass Collected and Recycled in Europe (000 tonnes and percent), 1995/1996

Table 9: Recycling Rate for Steel Packaging ( percent), 1994-1996

Table 10: Recovery and Recycling of Waste Paper and Board (000 tonnes), 1985-1997

Table 11: Proportion of Waste Paper Used in UK Production of Paper and Board ( percent), 1985-1996

Table 12: Recycled Content of Newsprint Feedstock (000 tonnes and percent), 1990-1997

Table 13: Post-Use Recycled Plastics by Type (000 tonnes), 1995

Table 14: Received Plastic Bottles by Polymer Type ( percent), 1996

Table 15: Estimated Plastic Bottle Collections by Volume (tonnes and percent), 1995-2000

Table 16: Destination of Recycled Textiles ( percent), 1995/1996

Table 17: Disposal, Recovery and Use of Scrap Tyres ( percent), 1997

Table 18: Disposal of Demolition and Construction Waste (tonnes), 1997

Table 19: Breakdown of Components of an Average Car ( percent), 1997

Table 20: Number of UK Chemical Treatment Plants (000 tonnes per year and percent), 1997

Table 21: Disposal of Dried Sewage Sludge (000 tonnes), 1997

Table 22: Estimated Breakdown of Materials in Recycled Household Waste by Type ( percent), 1997

Table 23: Consumption of Packaging Materials in the UK (000 tonnes and percent), 1987-1999

Table 24: Environmental Ranking of Packaging Materials, 1997

Table 25: Import and Export of Waste Paper by Source Pulp Type by Volume (tonnes), 1996

Table 26: Import and Export of Recycled Tyres by Value (£000), 1996

Table 27: Import and Export of Recycled Tyres by Volume (tonnes), 1996

Table 28: Import and Export of Waste Glass Cullet (£000 and tonnes), 1996

Table 29: Import and Export of Waste Fibres by Value (£000), 1996

Table 30: Import and Export of Waste Fibres by Volume (tonnes), 1996

Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

DISTRIBUTION

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 31: Number of VAT-Based Units in the Recycling of Non-Metal Waste and Scrap Sector (number and percent), 1995-1997

Table 32: Provision of Local Government Waste Disposal by Type ( percent), 1992/1993-1994/1995

Table 33: Provision of Local Government Waste Collection by Type, 1994/1995

Table 34: Licenced Disposal Facilities in Great Britain (number of sites), 1995

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

Table 35: Leading Waste Management Companies (£m), 1996/1997

Table 36: Selected UK Major Waste Disposal Companies (number of sites), 1997

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

THE TOTAL MARKET

STEEL

GLASS

ALUMINIUM

PAPER

PLASTICS

Buying Behaviour

CONSUMER PENETRATION

Table 37: Household Waste Recycling of Top Local Authorities in England and Wales ( percent)

Table 38: Total Waste Disposed of at Devon County Sites Within Devon (tonnes), 1993/1994-1995/1996

Table 39: Household Waste Recycled in Devon (tonnes and percent), 1990/1991-1996/1997

Table 40: Breakdown of Recycling Facilities Provided (number), 1992/1993-1995/1996

Table 41: Sources of Recovered Paper in Devon (tonnes and percent), 1996/1997

Table 42: Recycling from County, District and Volunteer Activities (tonnes), 1992/1993-1995/1996

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

INTRODUCTION

Current Issues

CORPORATE

LEGISLATION

TECHNOLOGY

Table 43: Recovery and Recycling Target Rates ( percent), 1998-2001

Table 44: Waste Available for Energy-From-Waste Schemes in the UK (tonnes, gigajoules and percent), 1997

Forecasts

WASTE RECOVERY

Table 45: Tonnages to be Recovered by Each Packaging Sector ( percent), 2001

Table 46: Packaging Businesses Using Over 50 Tonnes per Year (number of companies and percent), 1997

Table 47: Producer Responsibility Targets and Current Achievements ( percent), 1997 and 2000

Table 48: Forecast Turnover for the Waste Management Industry (£m), 1998-2002

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HBI UK INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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