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Global Waste Paper Recycling Market Growth 2025-2031

Published Aug 08, 2025
Length 126 Pages
SKU # LPI20293001

Description

The global Waste Paper Recycling market size is predicted to grow from US$ 49950 million in 2025 to US$ 59680 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.0% from 2025 to 2031.

The impact of the latest U.S. tariff measures and the corresponding policy responses from countries worldwide on market competitiveness, regional economic performance, and supply chain configurations will be comprehensively evaluated in this report.

Waste paper recycling is the process of mixing used paper with water and chemicals to break it down. This mixture is then chopped up and heated to break it down further into strands of cellulose called pulp or slurry. It is then strained through screens which remove any glue or plastic that may still be in the mixture. Finally it is cleaned, de-inked, bleached, mixed with water and then it can be made into new recycled paper.

Global Waste Paper Recycling key players include Huanjia Group, International Paper, DS Smith, Waste Management, etc. Global top four manufacturers hold a share over 10%. Asia-Pacific is the largest market, with a share about 55%, followed by Europe and North America, both have a share over 35 percent. In terms of product, Corrugated Cardboard is the largest segment, with a share about 50%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Wrapping Paper, followed by Printing-and-Writing Paper, etc.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Waste Paper Recycling Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Waste Paper Recycling sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Waste Paper Recycling sales for 2025 through 2031. With Waste Paper Recycling sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Waste Paper Recycling industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Waste Paper Recycling landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Waste Paper Recycling portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Waste Paper Recycling market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Waste Paper Recycling and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Waste Paper Recycling.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Waste Paper Recycling market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
Corrugated Cardboard
Newspapers
Magazines
White Office Paper
Mixed Paper

Segmentation by Application:
Wrapping Paper
Printing-and-Writing Paper
Other

This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Waste Management
Republic Services
Sonoco Recycling
Sustana
Wasco
Perlen Papier
ST Paper Resources
Cascades Recovery
Global Wastepaper Recyclers
International Paper
Heinzel Group
DS Smith
Veolia Environment
Remondis
Kokusai Pulp & Paper
Huanjia Group
Shandong Century Sunshine
Northern International
China Recycling Development
Tianjin Wuchan

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

What is the 10-year outlook for the global Waste Paper Recycling market?

What factors are driving Waste Paper Recycling market growth, globally and by region?

Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?

How do Waste Paper Recycling market opportunities vary by end market size?

How does Waste Paper Recycling break out by Type, by Application?

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Table of Contents

126 Pages
*This is a tentative TOC and the final deliverable is subject to change.*
1 Scope of the Report
2 Executive Summary
3 Global by Company
4 World Historic Review for Waste Paper Recycling by Geographic Region
5 Americas
6 APAC
7 Europe
8 Middle East & Africa
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Waste Paper Recycling by Geographic Region
13 Key Players Analysis
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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