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Key Insights
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- Following the referendum vote to leave the EU in June 2016, is the UK still expected to implement elements of the EU Circular Economy package in a future waste policy?
- Is investment in the UK waste treatment infrastructure set to slow over the next few years?
- Has the “landfill tax escalator” encouraged increased investment in alternative treatment facilities?
- What have been the recent trends in M&A activity in the waste management sector?
- Are households with less frequent residual bin collections likely to recycle more?
Introduction
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- Definitions
- Methodology
- Abbreviations
- Market positioning
UK Economy
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- Overview
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- Figure 6: UK GDP quarterly development, 2003-16
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- Figure 7: UK GDP in economic downturns and recoveries since 1979
- Inflation
- Interest rates
- House prices
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- Figure 8: UK House price changes, 2004-2016
- Consumer spending
- Manufacturing
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- Figure 9: UK manufacturing, 2013-16
- Business investment
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- Figure 10: UK GFCF 2003-15
- Imports
- Exports
Market Factors
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- Key points
- Review of waste policy 2010-2011
- EU circular economy package
Waste Arisings
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- Key points
- Overview
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- Figure 11: Waste Arisings in the UK, by Source, 2011-15, (Million Tonnes)
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- Figure 12: Waste Arisings in the UK, by source, 2011 and 2015, (% of Total)
- Household waste
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- Figure 13: Analysis of the Trends in Household Waste Arisings in the UK, by Country, 2011-15, (Million Tonnes)
- Commercial waste
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- Figure 14: Analysis of the Trends in Commercial Waste Arisings in the UK, 2011-15, (Million Tonnes)
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- Figure 15: Analysis of the Trends in Commercial Waste Arisings in the UK, 2011-15, (Million Tonnes)
- Figure 16: Analysis of the Packaging Element of Commercial Waste, 2015, (%)
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- Figure 17: Analysis of Commercial & Industrial Waste Arisings, by Sector, 2009-2012, (000 Tonnes)
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- Figure 18: Analysis of Commercial & Industrial Waste Arisings, by Sector, 2012, (% of Total C&I Waste)
- Figure 19: Analysis of Commercial Waste Arisings by Sector, 2015
- Industrial waste
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- Figure 20: Analysis of the Trends in Industrial Waste Arisings in the UK, 2011-15, (Million Tonnes)
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- Figure 21: Analysis of the Trends in Industrial Waste Arisings in the UK, 2011-15, (Million Tonnes)
- Figure 22: Analysis of the Trends in Construction and Demolition Waste Arisings in the UK, 2010-15, (Million Tonnes)
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- Figure 23: Analysis of the Trends in Construction and Demolition Waste Arisings in the UK, 2011-14,5 (Million Tonnes)
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- Figure 24: Analysis of the Trends in Mining and Quarrying Waste Arisings in the UK, 2010-15, (Million Tonnes)
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- Figure 25: Analysis of the Trends in Mining and Quarrying Waste Arisings in the UK. 2011-15, (Million Tonnes)
- Sewage sludge
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- Figure 26: Analysis of the Trends in Sewage Sludge Arisings in the UK, 2011-15, (Million Tonnes)
- Figure 27: Analysis of the Trends in Sewage Sludge Arisings in the UK, 2011-15, (Million Tonnes)
- Hazardous waste
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- Figure 28: Analysis of the Trends in Hazardous Waste Deposits in England, 201115, (Million Tonnes)
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- Figure 29: UK Hazardous Waste, by Sector, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, (000 Tonnes)
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- Figure 30: Hazardous Waste Managed in England, by EWC Chapter, 2011-14, (000 Tonnes)
Collection
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- Key points
- Household
- Changing market structure leads to in increased market consolidation
- Duty to collect waste paper, metal, plastic and glass separately from 1 January 2015
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- Figure 31: Percentage of local authorities operating each type of dry recycling scheme, 2010/11- 2014/15, (000 Tonnes)
- Councils reduce frequency of residual waste collection due to spending cuts
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- Figure 32: Household Waste In England, by Collection Method, 2010/11- 2014/15, (000 Tonnes)
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- Figure 33: Household Waste in England, by Collection Method, 2010/11 and 2014/15, (000 Tonnes)
- Figure 34: Composition of local authority waste collected waste in England, 2010/11
- Initiatives on Waste Prevention
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- Figure 35: England Recycling Tonnage, by Material, 2010/11- 14/15, (000 Tonnes)
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- Figure 36: Percentage of local authorities operating a food waste collection scheme, 2014/15, (%)
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- Figure 37: Percentage of local authorities operating garden waste collections, 2014/15, (%)
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- Figure 38: Regional Analysis of Waste Collection Net Expenditure, 2013/14, by Collection Service, (£000)
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- Figure 39: Analysis of Waste Collection Net Expenditure, by Collection Service, 2013/14, (£ Million)
- Figure 40: Analysis of Waste Collection Net Expenditure, by Region, 2013/14, (% of Total Expenditure)
- Figure 41: Regional Analysis of Waste Collection Expenditure, 2013/14, by Expenditure per Head of Population, (£)
- Commercial and industrial
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- Figure 42: Analysis of the Collection of Commercial and Industrial Waste in the UK, by Type of Collection, 2015, (Million Tonnes)
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- Figure 43: Analysis of the Collection of Commercial and Industrial Waste in the UK, by Type of Collection, 2015, (Million Tonnes)
Waste Treatment
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- Key points
- The market
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- Figure 44: Transfer and Treatment Deposits in England and Wales, by Site Type, 2010-14, (Million Tonnes)
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- Figure 45: Landfill Capacity in England and Wales, By Site Type, 2010-14, (Million Cubic Metres)
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- Figure 46: Landfill Capacity in England and Wales, 2010-14 (Million Cubic Metres)
- Commercial & industrial waste disposal
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- Figure 47: Analysis of Commercial & Industrial Waste Disposal in England, by Management Type, 2009-2012, (000 Tonnes)
Municipal Waste Disposal
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- Key points
- England
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- Figure 48: Household Recycling rates in England, 2001-15
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- Figure 49: Regional Recycling Rates, England, 2014/15, (%)
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- Figure 50: Regional Recycling Rates, England, 2014/15 (%)
- LAs reduce spending on household waste management
- New waste facilities infrastructure scaled back as residual waste treatment gap closes
- Carbon impact of local authority waste management
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- Figure 51: Carbon Impact of Local Authority Waste Management in England 2011/12 (Tonnes of Waste and CO2)
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
Hazardous Waste Disposal
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- Key points
Licenses
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- Key points
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- Figure 52: Number of Permitted and Active Waste Facilities Operational in England, 2014, (Number and 000 Tonnes Managed)
Landfill Disposal
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- Key points
- Landfill tax drives investment in alternative waste treatment facilities
- The Landfill Directive
- Landfill remains only practical option for certain waste streams
- Diversion of material from landfill to remain high priority, as supported by the EU Circular Economy Package
- Energy generation and mining of landfill sites
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- Figure 53: Landfill Deposits by Site Type in England and Wales, 2009-14, (Million Tonnes)
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- Figure 54: Landfill Deposits, England and Wales, 2010-14 (Million Tonnes)
Incineration
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- Key points
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- Figure 55: Waste Incinerated in England, by Type, 2014, (000 tonnes)
Fuel
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- Key points
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- Figure 56: UK Bioenergy and Waste Generation Energy Capacity, 2011-15
- Figure 57: UK Bioenergy and Waste Generation Energy Capacity, 2015
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- Figure 58: UK Bioenergy Development Pipeline, as of March 2016
- Renewables Obligation (RO) drives investment in renewables generation capacity
- Electricity Market Reform and Contracts for Difference (CfDs)
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- Figure 59: Contribution to Electricity Generation of Waste, in the UK, 2010-14, (GWh)
Producer Responsibility Obligations
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- Key points
- Packaging
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- Figure 60: Packaging Recycling Targets, 2014-20 (%)
- New staggered packaging targets proposed in EU Circular Economy Package
- WEEE
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- Figure 61: Effect of WEEE Regulations, 2015, (000 Tonnes Equipment Collected)
- Batteries
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- Figure 62: Portable Batteries Placed on the UK Market, 2012-15, (000 Tonnes) and Waste Batteries Collected and Treated, 2015, (Tonnes)
- Vehicles
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- Figure 63: End of Life Vehicles, Reused, Recycled or Recovered, 2009-13, (Tonnes)
Glass
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- Key points
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- Figure 64: UK Glass Packaging Recycling Rate, 2011-15, (Units and % Recycled)
Cans
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- Key points
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- Figure 65: UK Steel Packaging Recycling Rate, 2009-13, (%)
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- Figure 66: UK Aluminium Packaging Recycling Rate, 2009-13, (%)
Paper
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- Key points
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- Figure 67: Recovered Paper Domestic Usage and Production of Paper and Board in the UK, 2014, (000 Tonnes)
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- Figure 68: UK Paper & Board Packaging Recycling Rate, 2009-13, (%)
Plastics
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- Key points
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- Figure 69: UK Plastic Packaging Recycling Rate, 2009-13, (%)
Oils, Chemicals and Solvents
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- Key points
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- Figure 70: Analysis of Oil and Oil/Water Mixtures Waste Deposits Handled and Treated/Landfilled in England, 2010-14, (Tonnes)
Textiles
Domestic Metal Recycling
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- Key points
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- Figure 71: Metal Recycling of Waste in England and Wales, 2009-14, (000 Tonnes)
Industrial Metal Recycling
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- Key points
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- Figure 72: De-pollution of Vehicles in England and Wales, 2009-14, (000 Tonnes)
Compost and Food Waste
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- Key points
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- Figure 73: Composting of Waste in England and Wales, 2010-14, (000 Tonnes)
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- Figure 74: Biological Treatment of Waste in England and Wales, 2010-14, (000 Tonnes)
- Food waste
Tyres
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- Key points
Regional Waste Disposal Expenditure
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- Key points
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- Figure 75: Regional Analysis of Waste Disposal Net Expenditure, 2013/14, by Disposal Service, (£000)
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- Figure 76: Analysis of Waste Disposal Net Expenditure, by Disposal Service, 2013/14 (% of total)
- Figure 77: Analysis of Waste Disposal Net Expenditure, by Region, 2013/14, (% of Total Expenditure)
- Figure 78: Regional Analysis of Waste Disposal Expenditure, 2013/14, by Expenditure per Head of Population, (£)
The Consumer Household Waste Collection Frequency
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- Key points
- Fortnightly collections of residual household waste are the most widespread
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- Figure 79: Frequency of kerbside nonrecyclable household waste collection, April 2016, (% of respondents)
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- Figure 80: Provision of food waste collection service, April 2016, (% of respondents)
- Just over half of households are provided with separate food waste collection service
The Consumer Waste Collection Attitudes
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- Key points
- Three-quarters of respondents are satisfied with the reliability of household waste collections
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- Figure 81: Satisfaction with household waste collection service, April 2016, (% of respondents)
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- Figure 82: Satisfaction with size of bin for non-recyclable waste, by collection frequency, April 2016, (% of respondents)
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- Figure 83: Satisfaction with the frequency of collection of non-recyclable waste bin, by collection frequency, April 2016, (% of respondents)
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- Figure 84: Attitudes towards household waste and collection, April 2016, (% of respondents)
- Fewer people with fortnightly bin collections put recyclable rubbish or food waste in the non-recyclable bin than people with weekly collections
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- Figure 85: I sometimes put recyclable rubbish in my non recyclable bin, by collection frequency, April 2016, (% of respondents)
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- Figure 86: I sometimes put food waste in my non recyclable bin, by collection frequency, April 2016, (% of respondents)
- The majority of people (63%) do not believe that separating food waste is too much hassle
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- Figure 87: My household could cope with less frequent nonrecyclable waste bin collections, by collection frequency, April 2016, (% of respondents)
The Consumer Waste Reduction Attitudes
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- Key points
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- Figure 88: Attitudes towards the effectiveness of waste reduction incentives, April 2016, (% of respondents)
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- Figure 89: Attitudes towards the effectiveness of other waste reduction measures, April 2016, (% of respondents)
- Facing fines identified as most effective measure to reduce waste in non-recyclable bin
Industry Structure
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- Key points
- Industry Development
- Industry focus on waste treatment infrastructure
- Merger & Acquisition activity
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- Figure 90: Analysis of the Changes in the Structure of the Collection of Non-Hazardous Waste Industry, 2011-15, (Number of Local Units and Businesses)
- Figure 91: Analysis of the Changes in the Structure of the Collection of Non-Hazardous Waste Industry, 2011-15, (Number of Local Units and Businesses)
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- Figure 92: Analysis of the Changes in the Structure of the Collection of Hazardous Waste Industry, 2011-15, (Number of Local Units and Businesses)
- Figure 93: Analysis of the Changes in the Structure of the Treatment and Disposal of Non-Hazardous Waste Industry, 2011-15, (Number of Local Units and Businesses)
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- Figure 94: Analysis of Changes in the Structure of the Treatment and Disposal of Non-Hazardous Waste Industry, 2011-15, (Number of Local Units and Businesses)
- Figure 95: Analysis of the Changes in the Structure of the Treatment and Disposal of Hazardous Waste Industry, 2011-15, (Number of Local Units and Businesses)
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- Figure 96: Analysis of the Changes in the Structure of the Dismantling of Wrecks Industry, 2011-15, (Number of Local Units and Businesses)
- Figure 97: Analysis of the Changes in the Structure of the Recovery of Sorted Materials Industry, 2011-15, (Number of Local Units and Businesses)
- Structure by Employment
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- Figure 98: Analysis of the Employment Structure of the Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Activities and Materials Recovery Industries, 2014-15, (Number of Local Units and Local Unit Employment Size)
- Structure by Turnover
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- Figure 99: Analysis of the Financial Structure of the Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Activities and Materials Recovery Industry, 2014-15, (£ 000 and % of Total Turnover)
- Industry Turnover
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- Figure 100: Turnover of the UK Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Activities and Materials Recovery Industry, 2010-14, (£ Million and % Change)
Company Profiles
Biffa
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- Figure 101: Financial Analysis of WasteHoldco 1, 2011-15, (£ Million)
- Company outlook
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Biffa Waste Services
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- Figure 102: Financial Analysis of Biffa Waste Services, 2011-15, (£ Million)
- Company outlook
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UK Waste Management
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- Figure 103: Financial Analysis of UK Waste Management, 2011-15, (£ Million)
- Company outlook
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Cory Environmental
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- Figure 104: Financial Analysis of Cory Environmental, 2010-14, (£ Million)
- Company outlook
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FCC Environment (UK) (formerly Waste Recycling Group)
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- Figure 105: Financial Analysis of FCC Environment UK, 2010-14, (£ Million)
- Company outlook
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MRS Environmental Services
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- Figure 106: Financial Analysis of MRS Environmental Services, 2010-14, (£ Million)
- Company outlook
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Shanks Group
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- Figure 107: Financial Analysis of Shanks Group, 2011-15, (£ Million)
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- Figure 108: Breakdown of turnover by geographic segment, 2015
- Company outlook
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SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK (formerly SITA UK)
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- Figure 109: Financial Analysis of SITA UK (now Suez Recycling and Recovery UK), 2009-14 (£ Million)
- Company outlook
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Veolia Environmental Services (UK)
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- Figure 110: Financial Analysis of Veolia Environmental Services (UK), 2009-2013 (£ Million)
- Company outlook
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Viridor
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- Figure 111: Financial Analysis of Viridor, 2011-15, (£ Million)
- Company outlook
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Forecast
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- Key points
- Circular economy package and future waste policy
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- Figure 112: UK Waste Arising Forecast, 2016-20, (Million Tonnes and %)
- Figure 113: UK Waste Arisings Forecast, 2016-20, (Million Tonnes)
- Household waste arisings
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- Figure 114: UK Household Waste Arising Forecast, 2016-20, (Million Tonnes and %)
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- Figure 115: UK Household Waste Arisings Forecast, 2015-2019, (Million Tonnes)
- Construction and demolition waste arisings
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- Figure 116: UK Construction and Demolition Waste Arising Forecast, 2016-20, (Million Tonnes, %)
- Waste collection
- Waste treatment, disposal and recovery
- Investment in waste treatment facilities set to slow
- Industry
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