Table of Contents
Overview
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- What you need to know
- Covered in this Report
Executive Summary
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- Waste arisings
- Total waste generation continues to grow, but individual sectors show varying trends
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- Figure 1: Waste arisings in the UK, by sector, 2013-18
- Waste collection
- Recycling accounts for 17% of total waste management budgets in 2017/18
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- Figure 2: England budget revenue expenditure on waste management, net current expenditure, 2017/18
- Waste treatment
- Shift from landfill disposal towards recycling and incineration with EfW
- Growth in new EfW capacity likely to slow
- Landfill represents just 12.5% of waste treatment in 2017/18
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- Figure 3: Local authority collected waste treatment, England, ‘000 tonnes, 2013/17-2017/18
- Companies and brands
- Consolidation remains key theme in industry
- What we think
Issues and Insights
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- Government plans to tackle plastic and packaging waste and boost stagnating recycling rates
- The facts
- The implications
- Separate food waste collection schemes key to boosting household recycling rates
- The facts
- The implications
The Market – What You Need to Know
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- Dry recycling makes up just over a quarter of household waste
- Recycling rates in England have stalled since 2013
- Incineration with EfW accounts for 41% of municipal waste treatment
- Rising landfill tax drives rapid decline in waste disposed to landfill
Waste Arisings
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- Total waste generation continues to grow, but individual sectors show varying trends
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- Figure 4: Waste arisings in the UK, by sector, 2013-18
- Construction output
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- Figure 5: UK construction output, 2014-18
- Household waste
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- Figure 6: UK household waste arisings, by nation, 2013-2017
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- Figure 7: Composition of waste from England households, 2017, (Million tonnes)
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- Figure 8: Composition of dry recycling from English households, million tonnes, 2017
Waste Collection
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- Figure 9: England budget revenue expenditure on waste management, net current expenditure, 2017/18
- Local authority waste collection
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- Figure 10: UK household residual waste collection, by frequency, 2017/18
- Figure 11: Percentage of local authorities collecting each dry material, by material, 2017/18
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- Figure 12: Percentage of local authorities collecting each dry material, by material, 2017/18
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Waste Treatment
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- Figure 13: Local authority collected waste treatment, England, ‘000 tonnes, 2013/17-2017/18
- Waste infrastructure
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- Figure 14: Number and capacity of permitted final treatment facilities, UK and England, 2016
- Decline of landfill
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- Figure 15: Landfill capacity trends in England, 2007-17
- Recycling rates
- Household waste recycling rates
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- Figure 16: UK household waste recycling rate, by nation, 2013-17
- Packaging waste recycling rates
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- Figure 17: Packaging recycling and recovery targets, 2016-20
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- Figure 18: UK Packaging waste and recycling / recovery, by material, 2017
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Market Forecast
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- Figure 19: Forecast of waste arisings in the UK, 2019-23
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- Figure 20: Forecast of household waste arisings in the UK, 2019-23
- Market trends
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- Figure 21: Central government’s expenditure on waste management, 2016/2017-2019/2020
- Technological advancements
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The Impact of the Economy
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- GDP growth falls to six-year low in 2018
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- Figure 22: GDP growth rate, Q3 2014 - Q3 2018, (% change on previous quarter)
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- Figure 23: Forecast GDP development, 2017-23
Market Drivers
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- Plastic waste under increased scrutiny
- China and alternative markets ban plastic waste imports
- Growing issue of food waste
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- Figure 24: UK household food waste collections, by nation, 2017/18
- Further increases to landfill tax rates
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- Figure 25: Landfill tax rates, £ per tonne, 1st April 2016-20
Companies and Brands – What You Need to Know
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- Biffa is highly acquisitive in industrial and commercial sector, where scale is becoming more critical
- Veolia launches UK’s first online marketplace for organic resources
- Biffa invests in new PET plastic bottle plant, as plastic waste comes under public and government scrutiny
Industry Structure
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- Industry development
- Consolidation remains key theme in the waste management market
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- Figure 26: Analysis of the changes in the structure of the waste management industry, number of outlets and businesses, 2014-18
- Structure by turnover
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- Figure 27: Analysis of the financial structure of the waste management industry, £’000 and number of businesses, 2017 and 2018
- Structure by employment
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- Figure 28: Analysis of the employment structure of the waste management industry, 2017 and 2018
Company Profiles
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- Biffa
- Recent company activity
- Financial performance
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- Figure 29: Financial analysis of Biffa Plc, 2016-2017
- Company strategy
- European Metal Recycling
- Recent company activity in the UK
- Financial performance
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- Figure 30: Financial analysis of European Metal Recycling, 2013-17
- Company strategy
- FCC Environment (UK)
- Recent company activity
- Financial performance
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- Figure 31: Financial analysis of FCC Environment (UK), 2013-17
- Company strategy
- Renewi
- Recent company activity in the UK
- Financial performance
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- Figure 32: Financial analysis of Renewi, 2014-18
- Figure 33: Turnover analysis of Renewi, by business segment, 2017-18
- Company strategy
- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK
- Recent company activity in the UK
- Financial performance
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- Figure 34: Financial analysis of SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK, 2013-17
- Company strategy
- Veolia
- Recent company activity
- Financial performance
- Company strategy
- Viridor
- Recent company activity
- Financial performance
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- Figure 35: Financial analysis of Viridor, 2014-18
- Company strategy and outlook
Appendix – Data Sources, Abbreviations and Supporting Information
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- Abbreviations
- Methodology
Further Sources and Contacts
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- Trade associations
- Trade magazines
- Trade events
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