Waste Management Market Report - UK 2012-2016 AnalysisAMA ResearchAugust 15, 2012 106 Pages - SKU: AJLA4872173 |
Additional Information
By value, data indicates that the market for the collection and disposal of controlled waste was valued at an estimated £8.9 billion in 2011.
Strong annual growth rates up until 2008 were underpinned by the implementation of EU Directives, aimed at reducing the volumes of landfilled waste and increasing the levels of material recovery through recycling, composting and energy-from-waste. Above all, the impact of the Landfill Tax escalator on landfill gate fees has made these alternative approaches more commercially attractive.
The downturn in the UK economy from 2008 constrained overall growth rates due to; lower levels of waste arisings, declining prices for many types of recyclate and the delay to many infrastructure projects.
Over the medium-longer term, key targets set not only by the EU Landfill Directive – for 2013 and 2020 – and renewable energy targets, mean that, regardless of the economic situation, central government, local authorities and businesses do not have the option of scaling back waste reduction and recycling objectives.
There remains a pressing need for the UK to improve waste recovery rates, particularly in the non-municipal sectors, and to develop waste treatment and recycling infrastructure.
From 2012 through to 2016, we expect to see an increase in the market growth rate, underpinned by the EU Landfill Directive target for 2013 which will necessitate an increase in waste recovery rates and a major increase in investment in the infrastructure needed to deliver this.
Post 2013, the rate of growth might stabilise for a couple of years before accelerating once more to meet 2020 targets of both the Landfill Directive and the EU Renewable Energy target.
To achieve both these aims, energy-from waste (EfW) technologies will be critical. Despite opposition from local interest groups and various NGOs, there are a large number of EfW combustion / incineration plants in the development pipeline that will be used to dispose of large volumes of residual ‘black bag’ waste.
There should also be some growth in the expansion of gasification and pyrolysis plants, albeit from a low base, although to date several key developments have been delayed or refused planning permission.
More successful has been the rolling out of anaerobic digestion (AD) plants treating food waste, underpinned by Landfill Directive requirements to divert biodegradable municipal waste from landfill. From just one facility in 2005, in 2012 there will be around 60 AD plants by the end of 2012. In addition there are a further 70 or so in the development pipeline.
Expansion and convergence with the energy sector, via EfW power generation, continue to attract new players into the UK waste management industry, particularly from overseas.
The latest major new market entrants are German EfW incineration plant developer/operator MV Umwelt and Spanish waste management companies Cespa and Urbaser.
There has also been further consolidation among UK companies, although since 2011 the only major take-over has been that of the waste management business of SCA Packaging by DS Smith and incorporated into DS Smith Recycling.
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 MARKET DEFINITION
- 1.2 METHODOLOGY
- 1.3 GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
- 2. SUMMARY
- 3. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
- 3.1 GDP
- 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES
- 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT
- 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
- 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION
- 3.6 STERLING
- 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE
- 3.8 CONCLUSIONS
- 4. WASTE MANAGEMENT MARKET
- 4.1 OVERVIEW OF MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS
- 4.2 MARKET MIX BY PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
- 4.3. KEY MARKET DRIVERS
- 4.3.1 Introduction
- 4.3.2 National Waste Strategies
- 4.3.3 Legislation
- 4.3.4 Landfill Tax
- 4.3.5 Government Initiatives
- 4.3.6 PPP/PFI
- 4.4 WASTE ARISINGS
- 4.5 WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
- 4.5.1 Overview
- 4.5.2 Materials Recycling Facilities
- 4.5.3 Landfill
- 4.5.4 Mass Burn Incineration with EfW
- 4.5.5 Anaerobic Digestion
- 4.5.6 In Vessel Composting
- 4.5.7 Gasification and Pyrolysis
- 5. CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION & EXCAVATION WASTE MANAGEMENT
- 5.1 INTRODUCTION
- 5.2 MARKET OVERVIEW
- 5.3 ENGLAND
- 5.3.1 CDEW Arisings
- 5.3.2 England CDEW Treatment & Disposal
- 5.4 SCOTLAND
- 5.4.1 Introduction
- 5.4.2 Scotland CDEW Arisings
- 5.4.3 Scotland CDEW Treatment & Disposal
- 5.5 WALES & NORTHERN IRELAND
- 6. COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
- 6.1 SECTOR OVERVIEW
- 6.2 WASTE ARISINGS
- 6.2.1 Waste Arisings By Sector
- 6.2.2 UK CIW Arisings by Company Size Bands
- 6.2.3 UK CIW Arisings by Material Fraction
- 6.2.4 UK CIW Arisings by Region
- 6.3 UK CIW MANAGEMENT
- 7. MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW)
- 7.1 INTRODUCTION
- 7.2 MSW ARISINGS
- 7.3 MSW COLLECTION
- 7.4 MSW TREATMENT & DISPOSAL
- 7.4.1 Disposal Trends
- 7.4.2 Landfill
- 7.4.3 Recycling & Composting
- 8. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND SUPPLY
- 8.1 COMPANY SIZE & DISTRIBUTION
- 8.2 TRENDS
- 8.3 CONTRACTORS REVIEW
- APPENDICES
- APPENDIX A: KEY EU DIRECTIVES RE: WASTE MANAGEMENT
- APPENDIX B: KEY WASTE LEGISLATION
- APPENDIX C: PFI WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS
- APPENDIX D: NON-PFI PPP CONTRACTS
- APPENDIX E: WASTE MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY – ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS
- APPENDIX F: UK COMMERCIAL MATERIAL RECYCLING FACILITIES
- APPENDIX G: UK MECHANICAL BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PLANTS
- APPENDIX H: UK COMMERCIAL ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PLANTS
- APPENDIX I: UK COMMERCIAL IN-VESSEL COMPOSTING PLANTS
- APPENDIX J: UK EFW MASS BURN INCINERATORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
- APPENDIX K: UK COMMERCIAL ADVANCED THERMAL TREATMENT PLANTS
- APPENDIX L: LEADING GENERAL WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTORS
- List of Tables and Charts
- CHART 1: UK CONTROLLED WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES MARKET (£MILLION) 2007-2016
- CHART 2: INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2016
- CHART 3: PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2016
- TABLE 4: EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2006-2012 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES
- CHART 5: AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION MID-2010 (‘000)
- TABLE 6: UK MARKET SIZE FOR CONTROLLED WASTE COLLECTION, DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT SERVICES BY VALUE (£MILLION) 2007 -2016
- CHART 7: UK WASTE MANAGEMENT MARKET BY VALUE BY PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES 2010
- CHART 8: GB TRENDS IN TOTAL CONTROLLED WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL BY TONNAGE (MILLION TONNES) 2006 - 2011
- TABLE 9: MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LANDFILL (MILLION TONNES) 2010, 2013 & 2020
- TABLE 10: MEDIAN GATE FEES COMPARISON (£/TONNE) BY METHOD OF DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT 2008, 2010 AND 2012
- CHART 11: UK ESTIMATED TOTAL CONTROLLED WASTE ARISINGS BY TONNAGE (MILLION TONNES) UPLIFTED 2006 - 2011
- CHART 12: UK WASTE ARISINGS BY ORIGIN BY MAIN SECTORS BY VOLUME 2010
- CHART 13: ENGLAND & WALES TRENDS IN WASTE TREATMENT BY METHOD BY TONNAGE (‘000 TONNES) UPLIFTED 2002 – 2010
- TABLE 14: UK ‘SUPER MRFS’ - 150KTPA + PERMITTED CAPACITIES AND YEAR OF OPENING
- TABLE 15: MEDIAN GATE FEES FOR MRFS VERSUS LANDFILL (£/TONNE) 2010 AND 2012
- TABLE 16: GB LANDFILL DEPOSITS (MILLION TONNES) BY REGION 2002 - 2010
- CHART 17: UK LANDFILLED WASTE BY BROAD END USE SECTOR BY VOLUME
- TABLE 18: GB ACTIVE LANDFILL CAPACITY (MILLION TONNES) BY REGION 2002 - 2010
- TABLE 19: UK OPERATIONAL MSW AND/OR CIW MASS BURN INCINERATORS AT JULY 2012
- CHART 20: ESTIMATED UK EFW INCINERATION CAPACITY (PERMITTED INPUT, MILLION TONNES) 1990 – 2015
- TABLE 21: UK ANAEROBIC DIGESTION INFRASTRUCTURE AT JUNE 2012 VERSUS JUNE 2011
- TABLE 22: MEDIAN GATE FEES (£/TONNE) FOR IVC VERSUS AD AND WINDOW COMPOSTING 2010 AND 2012
- CHART 23: ENGLAND CDEW ARISINGS (MT) INCLUDING RAW AGGREGATES, SOILS AND STONES, TIMBER, METALS, PACKAGING ETC 2008 -2010
- TABLE 24: KEY CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL WASTE STREAMS ON TRADITIONAL NEWBUILD APPLICATIONS BY MATERIAL BY VOLUME (CUBIC METRES)
- TABLE 25: ENGLAND CDEW TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL ROUTES (MILLION TONNES) 2008 -2010
- CHART 26: SCOTLAND TRENDS IN CDEW ARISINGS BY TONNAGE (MILLION TONNES) UPLIFTED 2004 - 2010
- CHART 27: SCOTLAND ESTIMATED CDEW ARISINGS BY FRACTION 2009
- CHART 28: SCOTLAND - CONTROLLED CDEW MANAGED AT LICENSED /PERMITTED WASTE FACILITIES BY FRACTION 2009
- TABLE 29: UK CIW ARISINGS BY END USER SECTOR BY TONNAGE UPLIFTED (MILLION TONNES) 2009
- TABLE 30: UK CIW ARISINGS BY END USER SECTOR BY EMPLOYEE SIZE BANDS BY TONNAGE (MILLION TONNES) 2009
- CHART 31: UK CIW ARISINGS BY TYPES OF WASTE MATERIAL BY % OF TONNAGE UPLIFTED
- TABLE 32: UK CIW ARISINGS BY END USER SECTOR (RETAIL, WHOLESALE, POWER, HOTEL ETC) AND WASTE TYPES (NON METAL, MINERAL, CHEMICAL, ETC) BY % BY VOLUME 2009
- CHART 33: UK CIW ARISINGS BY REGION BY % BY VOLUME
- CHART 34: UK CIW MANAGEMENT BY TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL METHODS BY % OF TONNAGE HANDLED IN 2009
- TABLE 35: UK ESTIMATES OF CIW ARISINGS BY END USER SECTOR BY TREATMENT TYPE BY % OF TONNAGE HANDLED 2009
- CHART 36: UK TRENDS IN MSW ARISINGS BY TONNAGE (‘000 TONNES) UPLIFTED 2004/05 – 2010/11 AND FORECASTS TO 2015/2016
- CHART 37: UK MSW ARISINGS BY REGION BY % OF VOLUME UPLIFTED 2010/2011
- CHART 38: ENGLAND MSW ARISINGS BY FRACTION BY % OF TOTAL MSW ARISINGS
- CHART 39: UK TRENDS IN MSW COLLECTIONS BY METHOD BY TONNAGE (‘000 TONNES) UPLIFTED 2002/03 – 2010/11
- CHART 40: ENGLAND TRENDS IN LOCAL AUTHORITY REVENUE EXPENDITURE ON WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES AT £’000 AT CURRENT PRICES 2006/07 TO 2010/11
- CHART 41: GB TRENDS IN MSW DISPOSAL BY METHOD BY TONNAGE (‘000 TONNES) UPLIFTED 2006/07 – 2010/11
- TABLE 42: UK METHODS OF MSW DISPOSAL & RECOVERY BY REGION BY VOLUME HANDLED (‘000 TONNES) 2010/11
- CHART 43: ENGLAND TRENDS IN LOCAL AUTHORITY REVENUE EXPENDITURE ON WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES AT £’000 AT CURRENT PRICES 2006/07 TO 2010/11
- CHART 44: ENGLAND MSW RECYCLING TRENDS (‘000 TONNES) BY MATERIAL 2002/03 – 2009/10
- TABLE 45: UK NUMBER OF UK VAT/PAYE REGISTERED WASTE HANDLING ENTERPRISES BY EMPLOYEE SIZE-BANDS 2011
- TABLE 46: UK NUMBER OF LOCAL UNITS IN UK VAT/PAYE REGISTERED WASTE HANDLING ENTERPRISES BY EMPLOYMENT SIZE-BANDS 2011
- TABLE 47: UK NUMBER OF LOCAL UNITS OF VAT/PAYE REGISTERED WASTE HANDLING ENTERPRISES BY ACTIVITY BY REGION 2011
- TABLE 48: UK NO. VAT/PAYE REGISTERED WASTE MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISES BY MAIN ACTIVITY BY AGE OF BUSINESS 2011
- CHART 49: UK WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES MARKET – % MARKET SHARES
- TABLE 50: TOP 40 WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTORS IN UK BY ANNUAL TURNOVER 2010/2011
- TABLE 51: KEY EU DIRECTIVES RE: WASTE MANAGEMENT
- TABLE 52: KEY WASTE LEGISLATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES, SCOTLAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- TABLE 53: PFI WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS AS AT AUGUST 2012
- TABLE 54: NON-PFI PPP CONTRACTS AS AT MAY 2012
- TABLE 55: WASTE MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY – ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS
- TABLE 56: UK COMMERCIAL MATERIAL RECYCLING FACILITIES HANDLING MSW & CIW - OPERATIONAL AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AT MAY 2012 BY REGION, PERMITTED CAPACITY, DEVELOPER & STATUS
- TABLE 57: UK MECHANICAL BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PLANTS - OPERATIONAL AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AT MAY 2012 BY REGION, PERMITTED CAPACITY, DEVELOPER & STATUS
- TABLE 58: UK COMMERCIAL ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PLANTS - OPERATIONAL AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AT MAY 2012 BY REGION, PERMITTED CAPACITY, DEVELOPER & STATUS
- TABLE 59: UK COMMERCIAL IN-VESSEL COMPOSTING PLANTS - OPERATIONAL AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AT MAY 2012 BY REGION, PERMITTED CAPACITY, DEVELOPER & STATUS
- TABLE 60: UK EFW MASS BURN INCINERATORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AT MAY 2012 BY REGION, PERMITTED CAPACITY, DEVELOPER & STATUS
- TABLE 61: UK COMMERCIAL ADVANCED THERMAL TREATMENT PLANTS - OPERATIONAL AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AT MAY 2012 BY REGION, PERMITTED CAPACITY, DEVELOPER & STATUS
- TABLE 62: LEADING GENERAL WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTORS IN THE COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL SECTOR2010/11 TURNOVERS AND REGIONS COVERED

