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Plastic Waste Management Global Market Report 2025

Published Sep 11, 2025
Length 250 Pages
SKU # BRC20391395

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Plastic Waste Management Global Market Report 2025 from The Business Research Company provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.

This report focuses on plastic waste management market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.

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Where is the largest and fastest growing market for plastic waste management ? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward, including technological disruption, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer preferences? The plastic waste management market global report from the Business Research Company answers all these questions and many more.

The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.
  • The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market.
  • The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
  • The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include:
  • The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the technological advancements such as AI and automation, Russia-Ukraine war, trade tariffs (government-imposed import/export duties), elevated inflation and interest rates.
  • Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
  • The regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth.
  • The competitive landscape chapter gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
  • The trends and strategies section analyses the shape of the market as it emerges from the crisis and suggests how companies can grow as the market recovers.
  • Scope

    Markets Covered:1) By Services: Collection, Recycling, Incineration, Landfills

    2) By Source: Residential, Commercial And Institutional, Industrial

    3) By Plastic Type: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET or PETE), High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC or Vinyl), Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE), Polypropylene (PP), Polystyrene (PS or Styrofoam), Other Plastic Types

    4) By End User: Packaging, Textiles, Consumer Products, Transportation, Building And Construction, Electrical And Electronics, Other End Users

    Subsegments:

    1) By Collection: Residential Plastic Waste Collection; Commercial Plastic Waste Collection; Industrial Plastic Waste Collection; Curbside Collection Programs; Drop-off Centers

    2) By Recycling: Mechanical Recycling; Chemical Recycling; Advanced Recycling Technologies; Upcycling; Recycling Facilities And Processing

    3) By Incineration: Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Plants; Incineration With Energy Recovery; Hazardous Plastic Waste Incineration

    4) By Landfills: Sanitary Landfills; Controlled Landfills; Landfill Management Services; Post-Closure Care For Landfills

    Companies Mentioned:Waste Management Inc; Veolia Environnement S.A; Suez SA; Republic Services Inc; Waste Connections Inc; Stericycle Inc; Biffa Plc; Hitachi Zosen Corporation; ALBA Group; Remondis A/S; Replas; LG Chem; BioPak; Plantic Technologies Limited; Total Corbion PLA; PLASgran Ltd Remondis SE & Co KG; Covanta Holdings; KW Plastics; Biochemtex; Novamont S.p.A; Avantium N.V; Sulapac; Amsilk GmBH; Clean Harbors; TerraCycle; WM Intellectual Property Holdings; United Plastic Recycling; GFL Environmental Inc; ENF Recycling; Braskem; Fluxana GmbH Co. KG; New Hope Ecotech; Boomera; Flottweg SE; PDL software ambiental; EcoMachine; Mundo Livres; Lamor Corporation Ab; Andritz AG; Amandus Kahl GmbH & Co. KG; Bee’ah; Trident Trackway; Master Skip Services; Globalex Group of companies; RecycleHub Company; Averda; Al Dhafra Recycling; Suhul al Beeah pvt ltd; Mr. Green Africa; Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics; FabricAid; GreenRepublic; Kudoti; WeCyclers; Jumeni; Coliba Ghana Ltd; Premier Waste Services

    Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain

    Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa

    Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.

    Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,

    Data Segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.

    Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.

    Delivery Format: PDF, Word and Excel Data Dashboard.

    Table of Contents

    250 Pages
    1. Executive Summary
    2. Plastic Waste Management Market Characteristics
    3. Plastic Waste Management Market Trends And Strategies
    4. Plastic Waste Management Market - Macro Economic Scenario Including The Impact Of Interest Rates, Inflation, Geopolitics, Trade Wars and Tariffs, And Covid And Recovery On The Market
    4.1. Supply Chain Impact from Tariff War & Trade Protectionism
    5. Global Plastic Waste Management Growth Analysis And Strategic Analysis Framework
    5.1. Global Plastic Waste Management PESTEL Analysis (Political, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal Factors, Drivers and Restraints)
    5.2. Analysis Of End Use Industries
    5.3. Global Plastic Waste Management Market Growth Rate Analysis
    5.4. Global Plastic Waste Management Historic Market Size and Growth, 2019 - 2024, Value ($ Billion)
    5.5. Global Plastic Waste Management Forecast Market Size and Growth, 2024 - 2029, 2034F, Value ($ Billion)
    5.6. Global Plastic Waste Management Total Addressable Market (TAM)
    6. Plastic Waste Management Market Segmentation
    6.1. Global Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    Collection
    Recycling
    Incineration
    Landfills
    6.2. Global Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    Residential
    Commercial And Institutional
    Industrial
    6.3. Global Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET or PETE)
    High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
    Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC or Vinyl)
    Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
    Polypropylene (PP)
    Polystyrene (PS or Styrofoam)
    Other Plastic Types
    6.4. Global Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By End User, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    Packaging
    Textiles
    Consumer Products
    Transportation
    Building And Construction
    Electrical And Electronics
    Other End Users
    6.5. Global Plastic Waste Management Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Collection, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    Residential Plastic Waste Collection
    Commercial Plastic Waste Collection
    Industrial Plastic Waste Collection
    Curbside Collection Programs
    Drop-off Centers
    6.6. Global Plastic Waste Management Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Recycling, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    Mechanical Recycling
    Chemical Recycling
    Advanced Recycling Technologies
    Upcycling
    Recycling Facilities And Processing
    6.7. Global Plastic Waste Management Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Incineration, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Plants
    Incineration With Energy Recovery
    Hazardous Plastic Waste Incineration
    6.8. Global Plastic Waste Management Market, Sub-Segmentation Of Landfills, By Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    Sanitary Landfills
    Controlled Landfills
    Landfill Management Services
    Post-Closure Care For Landfills
    7. Plastic Waste Management Market Regional And Country Analysis
    7.1. Global Plastic Waste Management Market, Split By Region, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    7.2. Global Plastic Waste Management Market, Split By Country, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    8. Asia-Pacific Plastic Waste Management Market
    8.1. Asia-Pacific Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    Region Information, Market Information, Background Information, Government Initiatives, Regulations, Regulatory Bodies, Major Associations, Taxes Levied, Corporate Tax Structure, Investments, Major Companies
    8.2. Asia-Pacific Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    8.3. Asia-Pacific Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    8.4. Asia-Pacific Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    9. China Plastic Waste Management Market
    9.1. China Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    9.2. China Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F,$ Billion
    9.3. China Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F,$ Billion
    9.4. China Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F,$ Billion
    10. India Plastic Waste Management Market
    10.1. India Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    10.2. India Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    10.3. India Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    11. Japan Plastic Waste Management Market
    11.1. Japan Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    11.2. Japan Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    11.3. Japan Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    11.4. Japan Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    12. Australia Plastic Waste Management Market
    12.1. Australia Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    12.2. Australia Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    12.3. Australia Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    13. Indonesia Plastic Waste Management Market
    13.1. Indonesia Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    13.2. Indonesia Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    13.3. Indonesia Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    14. South Korea Plastic Waste Management Market
    14.1. South Korea Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    14.2. South Korea Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    14.3. South Korea Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    14.4. South Korea Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    15. Western Europe Plastic Waste Management Market
    15.1. Western Europe Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    15.2. Western Europe Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    15.3. Western Europe Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    15.4. Western Europe Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    16. UK Plastic Waste Management Market
    16.1. UK Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    16.2. UK Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    16.3. UK Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    17. Germany Plastic Waste Management Market
    17.1. Germany Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    17.2. Germany Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    17.3. Germany Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    18. France Plastic Waste Management Market
    18.1. France Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    18.2. France Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    18.3. France Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    19. Italy Plastic Waste Management Market
    19.1. Italy Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    19.2. Italy Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    19.3. Italy Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    20. Spain Plastic Waste Management Market
    20.1. Spain Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    20.2. Spain Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    20.3. Spain Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    21. Eastern Europe Plastic Waste Management Market
    21.1. Eastern Europe Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    21.2. Eastern Europe Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    21.3. Eastern Europe Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    21.4. Eastern Europe Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    22. Russia Plastic Waste Management Market
    22.1. Russia Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    22.2. Russia Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    22.3. Russia Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    23. North America Plastic Waste Management Market
    23.1. North America Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    23.2. North America Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    23.3. North America Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    23.4. North America Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    24. USA Plastic Waste Management Market
    24.1. USA Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    24.2. USA Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    24.3. USA Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    24.4. USA Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    25. Canada Plastic Waste Management Market
    25.1. Canada Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    25.2. Canada Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    25.3. Canada Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    25.4. Canada Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    26. South America Plastic Waste Management Market
    26.1. South America Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    26.2. South America Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    26.3. South America Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    26.4. South America Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    27. Brazil Plastic Waste Management Market
    27.1. Brazil Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    27.2. Brazil Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    27.3. Brazil Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    28. Middle East Plastic Waste Management Market
    28.1. Middle East Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    28.2. Middle East Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    28.3. Middle East Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    28.4. Middle East Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    29. Africa Plastic Waste Management Market
    29.1. Africa Plastic Waste Management Market Overview
    29.2. Africa Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Services, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    29.3. Africa Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Source, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    29.4. Africa Plastic Waste Management Market, Segmentation By Plastic Type, Historic and Forecast, 2019-2024, 2024-2029F, 2034F, $ Billion
    30. Plastic Waste Management Market Competitive Landscape And Company Profiles
    30.1. Plastic Waste Management Market Competitive Landscape
    30.2. Plastic Waste Management Market Company Profiles
    30.2.1. Waste Management Inc Overview, Products and Services, Strategy and Financial Analysis
    30.2.2. Veolia Environnement S.A Overview, Products and Services, Strategy and Financial Analysis
    30.2.3. Suez SA Overview, Products and Services, Strategy and Financial Analysis
    30.2.4. Republic Services Inc Overview, Products and Services, Strategy and Financial Analysis
    30.2.5. Waste Connections Inc Overview, Products and Services, Strategy and Financial Analysis
    31. Plastic Waste Management Market Other Major And Innovative Companies
    31.1. Stericycle Inc
    31.2. Biffa Plc
    31.3. Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    31.4. ALBA Group
    31.5. Remondis A/S
    31.6. Replas
    31.7. LG Chem
    31.8. BioPak
    31.9. Plantic Technologies Limited
    31.10. Total Corbion PLA
    31.11. PLASgran Ltd Remondis SE & Co KG
    31.12. Covanta Holdings
    31.13. KW Plastics
    31.14. Biochemtex
    31.15. Novamont S.p.A
    32. Global Plastic Waste Management Market Competitive Benchmarking And Dashboard
    33. Key Mergers And Acquisitions In The Plastic Waste Management Market
    34. Recent Developments In The Plastic Waste Management Market
    35. Plastic Waste Management Market High Potential Countries, Segments and Strategies
    35.1 Plastic Waste Management Market In 2029 - Countries Offering Most New Opportunities
    35.2 Plastic Waste Management Market In 2029 - Segments Offering Most New Opportunities
    35.3 Plastic Waste Management Market In 2029 - Growth Strategies
    35.3.1 Market Trend Based Strategies
    35.3.2 Competitor Strategies
    36. Appendix
    36.1. Abbreviations
    36.2. Currencies
    36.3. Historic And Forecast Inflation Rates
    36.4. Research Inquiries
    36.5. The Business Research Company
    36.6. Copyright And Disclaimer
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