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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The apparent UK market for waste management was estimated by Key Note to be worth £3.75bn in 1998. Due to increasingly stringent UK and European Union (EU) legislation, and a greater public social conscience on environmental matters, the market for waste management services is becoming more sophisticated. The cost of disposing of waste is set to rise as more capital plant and services are put in place to deal with the UK's waste in a more acceptable manner than has been the case in the past. The rate of increase of expenditure on waste disposal is rising more rapidly than the volume of waste.
Topics covered by this report include wastes from agriculture, mining/quarrying, sewage, dredged spoils, household, commercial, demolition/construction, hospitals and industry. Collection methods include house collections, civic amenity sites and various speciality schemes for glass, plastic bottles, etc. With reference to disposal routes, the report deals with landfill, dumping at sea, incineration, composting and chemical treatment sites. There is a move towards collection and recycling, and these are discussed for glass, paper, packaging, plastics, metals, electronic equipment, batteries and tyres.
There is relentless pressure from EU and UK regulations for the development of more acceptable ways of dealing with waste of all types. Landfill, traditionally a soft option for waste disposal, is becoming less acceptable because of increasingly stringent operational regulations and the imposition of the Landfill Tax. With this popular disposal route becoming less attractive, there will be renewed efforts to find alternatives, recycling being a major option. The report discusses much of the EU legislation which will affect the industry.
Major company changes have taken place, with larger international companies becoming involved in the UK waste industry, much of which is now controlled by French and US companies.
Key Note estimates that the value of the market will be £3.94bn in 1999, rising to £6.76bn by 2003.

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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), 1997 and 1998

Table 2: Proportion of Controlled Waste Using Specific Waste Management Options ( percent), 1998

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

INDIVIDUAL MARKET SECTORS

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Table 3: The UK Waste Industry Market by Value (£m), 1998

Table 4: Market Size by Major Segment (£m and percent), 1998

Table 5: Ferrous Metal Recovery and Re-Use (000 tonnes), 1991-1998

Table 6: Steel Can and Packaging Recycling (000 tonnes, million, tonnes and percent), 1991-1998

Table 7: Aluminium Recycling (000 tonnes and percent), 1991-1998

Table 8: Aluminium Can Recycling in the UK (billion cans, tonnes, million cans and percent), 1991-1998

Table 9: Disposal of Sewage Sludge (000 tonnes), 1992-1998

Table 10: Recycled Content of Newsprint Feedstock (000 tonnes and percent), 1990-1998

Table 11: Recovery and Recycling of Waste Paper and Board (000 tonnes and percent), 1991-1998

Table 12: Recovery and Recycling Rate of Glass Cullet by Volume (000 tonnes and percent) 1991-1998

Table 13: Number of Councils and Number of Sites Participating in the Bottle Bank Scheme, 1985-1998

Table 14: Disposal of Demolition and Construction Waste ( percent), 1998

Table 15: Responsibility for Recycling and Recovery of Packaging by Weight ( percent), 1997/1998

Table 16: Number of UK Chemical Treatment Plants (000 tonnes and percent), 1997

Table 17: Import and Export of Waste Paper by Source Pulp Type by Volume (tonnes), 1997

Table 18: Import and Export of Recycled Tyres by Value (£000), 1997

Table 19: Import and Export of Recycled Tyres by Volume (tonnes), 1997

Table 20: Import and Export of Waste Glass Cullet (£000 and tonnes), 1997

Table 21: Import and Export of Waste Fibres by Value (£000), 1997

Table 22: Import and Export of Waste Fibres by Volume (tonnes), 1997

Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

DISTRIBUTION

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 23: Number of VAT-Based Units in the Recycling of Non-Metal Waste and Scrap Sector by Turnover (number and percent), 1996-1998

Table 24: Provision of Local Government Waste Collection by Type (number), 1996/1997

Table 25: Amount and Sources of Waste Collected by Waste Authorities (000 tonnes), 1998

Table 26: Number of Waste Collection Authorities by Type, 1996/1997

Table 27: Materials Recycling Through Bring/Drop-Off Sites and Civic Amenity Sites and Number of Sites (tonnes), 1997

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

Table 28: Selected Leading UK Waste Management Companies by Turnover (£m), 1997/1998

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

THE TOTAL MARKET

FERROUS METALS

NON-FERROUS METALS

PAPER AND BOARD

PLASTICS

Buying Behaviour

CONSUMER PENETRATION

Table 29: Number and Class of Authorities, 1996/1997

Table 30: Amount and Sources of Waste Collected by Waste Collection Authorities (000 tonnes), 1996/1997

Table 31: Amount of Household Waste Recycled by Waste Collection Authorities (000 tonnes), 1996/1997

Table 32: The Amount and Sources of Waste Arising in Waste Disposal Authorities (000 tonnes), 1996/1997

Table 33: Methods of Waste Disposed by Waste Disposal Authorities (000 tonnes), 1996/1997

Table 34: Amount and Type of Materials Recycled by Waste Disposal Authorities (number and tonnes), 1996/1997

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

INTRODUCTION

EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS

CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS

Current Issues

WASTE STRATEGY

UP-TO-DATE STATISTICS ON WASTE AND RECYCLING

DEFINITION OF SCRAP METAL WASTE

PACKAGING WASTE

CERTIFICATES OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCE

PLANNING PERMISSION

LANDFILL TAX

INCINERATORS

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATE

Forecasts

LEGISLATION

WASTE, RECOVERY AND RECYCLING TARGETS

FORECASTS 1999 TO 2003

Table 35: Waste Reduction, Recovery and Recycling Targets by Sector ( percent), 1999-2015

Table 36: Forecasts for the Waste Management Industry by Value (£m and percent), 1999-2003

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HOPPENSTEDT BONNIER INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

Text © 1999 Key Note

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