| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
8 |
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS | 10 |
| 2. |
SUMMARY |
12 |
| 3. |
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT |
15 |
| 3.1 | GDP |
15 |
| 3.2 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES |
15 |
| 3.3 | UNEMPLOYMENT |
16 |
| 3.4 | HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION |
17 |
| 3.5 | CONCLUSION |
18 |
| 4. |
WASTE MANAGEMENT MARKET |
19 |
| 4.1 | DEFINITION OF WASTE |
19 |
| 4.2. | DATA |
20 |
| 4.3 | UK CONTROLLED WASTE MANAGEMENT MARKET |
20 |
| 4.3.1 | Market size and trends |
20 |
| 4.3.2 | Overview of key market drivers |
24 |
| 4.3.3 | Overview of legislation |
24 |
| 4.3.4 | EU Directives |
25 |
| 4.3.5 | National Legislation |
29 |
| 4.3.6 | National Waste Strategies |
35 |
| 4.3.7 | Government Initiatives |
38 |
| 4.3.8 | PPP/PFI |
40 |
| 4.3.9 | Taxes and Other Levies |
42 |
| 4.3.10 | Industry Initiatives |
43 |
| 5. |
WASTE MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE & CONTRACTORS REVIEW |
44 |
| 5.1 | OVERVIEW |
44 |
| 5.2 | INDUSTRY STRUCTURE |
44 |
| 5.2.1 | Numbers of Business |
44 |
| 5.2.2 | Market Trends |
45 |
| 5.3 | CONTRACTORS REVIEW |
48 |
| 5.3.1 | Leading National Waste Management Groups |
48 |
| 5.3.2 | Leading Regional Waste Management Contractors |
55 |
| 5.3.3 | Specialist Hazardous & Clinical Waste Management Contractors |
59 |
| 5.3.4 | Construction + Demolition Waste Collection & Disposal |
61 |
| 6. |
UK WASTE ARISINGS BY SECTOR |
63 |
| 6.1 | INTRODUCTION |
63 |
| 6.2 | CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION & EXCAVATION |
64 |
| 6.3 | COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL |
66 |
| 6.3.1 | England |
67 |
| 6.3.2 | Scotland |
68 |
| 6.3.3 | Wales |
70 |
| 6.3.4 | Northern Ireland |
71 |
| 6.4 | MINING & QUARRYING |
72 |
| 6.5 | MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE |
74 |
| 6.5.1 | England |
75 |
| 6.5.2 | Scotland |
75 |
| 6.5.3 | Wales & N Ireland |
76 |
| 6.6 | HAZARDOUS |
76 |
| 6.7 | SEWAGE SLUDGE |
79 |
| 6.8 | AGRICULTURAL |
81 |
| 7. |
WASTE COLLECTION |
84 |
| 7.1 | OVERVIEW |
84 |
| 7.2 | ENGLAND MSW COLLECTION |
84 |
| 7.3 | SCOTLAND MSW COLLECTION |
86 |
| 7.4 | WALES MSW COLLECTION |
87 |
| 7.5 | NORTHERN IRELAND MSW COLLECTION |
87 |
| 7.6 | WASTE COLLECTION PROVIDERS |
88 |
| 7.6.1 | Municipal waste collection |
88 |
| 7.6.2 | Commercial & industrial waste collection |
91 |
| 8. |
WASTE MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW |
92 |
| 8.1 | OVERVIEW |
92 |
| 8.1.1 | England & Wales |
94 |
| 8.1.2 | Scotland |
94 |
| 8.2 | LANDFILL |
95 |
| 8.2.1 | Landfill Infrastructure in England & Wales |
95 |
| 8.2.2 | Landfill deposits in England & Wales |
97 |
| 8.2.3 | Landfill Infrastructure in Scotland |
99 |
| 8.2.4 | Landfill Deposits in Scotland |
100 |
| 8.2.5 | Landfill Operations |
101 |
| 8.3 | WASTE TRANSFER |
103 |
| 8.3.1 | Introduction |
103 |
| 8.3.2 | Waste Transfer Infrastructure In England & Wales |
103 |
| 8.3.3 | Waste Transfer Deposits In England & Wales |
104 |
| 8.3.4 | Waste Transfer Infrastructure In Scotland |
105 |
| 8.3.5 | Waste Transfer Facilities Operators |
105 |
| 8.4 | WASTE TREATMENT |
106 |
| 8.4.1 | Introduction |
106 |
| 8.4.2 | Waste Treatment Infrastructure in England and Wales |
107 |
| 8.4.3 | Waste Treatment Deposits In England & Wales |
117 |
| 8.4.4 | Waste Treatment Infrastructure In Scotland |
118 |
| 8.4.5 | Waste Treatment Facilities Operators |
120 |
| 8.5 | INCINERATION |
122 |
| 8.5.1 | Incineration Infrastructure in England & Wales |
122 |
| 8.5.2 | Deposits at Incinerators in England & Wales |
125 |
| 8.5.3 | Incineration Infrastructure in Scotland |
125 |
| 8.5.4 | Operations |
126 |
| 9. |
WASTE MANAGEMENT BY SECTOR |
129 |
| 9.1 | INTRODUCTION |
129 |
| 9.2 | CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION & EXCAVATION WASTE MANAGEMENT |
129 |
| 9.2.1 | England |
129 |
| 9.2.2 | Wales |
130 |
| 9.2.3 | Scotland |
131 |
| 9.3 | COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT |
131 |
| 9.3.1 | England |
131 |
| 9.3.2 | Scotland |
132 |
| 9.3.3 | Wales |
132 |
| 9.3.4 | Northern Ireland |
133 |
| 9.4 | MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE |
134 |
| 9.4.1 | Introduction |
134 |
| 9.4.2 | England |
134 |
| 9.4.3 | Scotland |
138 |
| 9.4.4 | Wales |
138 |
| 9.4.5 | Northern Ireland |
139 |
| 9.5 | HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT |
139 |
| 9.5.1 | Hazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal |
139 |
| 9.5.2 | Hazardous Waste Services Providers |
141 |
| 9.5.3 | Clinical Waste Management |
142 |
| 9.5.4 | Clinical Waste Services Provision |
143 |
| 10. |
WASTE RECOVERY - KEY PRODUCT WASTE STREAMS |
146 |
| 10.1 | INTRODUCTION |
146 |
| 10.2 | PACKAGING |
146 |
| 10.3 | END OF LIFE VEHICLES (ELVS) & TYRES |
151 |
| 10.3.1 | End of Life Vehicles |
151 |
| 10.3.2 | Tyres |
153 |
| 10.4 | ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (EEE) |
154 |
| 10.5 | BATTERIES |
155 |
| 10.6 | PAPER AND BOARD PRODUCTS |
156 |
| 10.7 | GLASS PRODUCTS |
157 |
| 10.8 | PLASTICS |
159 |
| 10.9 | WOOD |
164 |
| 10.10 | FOOD & OTHER ORGANIC WASTE |
165 |
| 10.11 | CLINICAL WASTE |
167 |
| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | UK CONTROLLED WASTE MANAGEMENT MARKET 2003-2012 |
12 |
| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012 |
16 |
| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012 |
18 |
| TABLE 4 | UK CONTROLLED WASTE MANAGEMENT MARKET BY VALUE 2003-2012 |
21 |
| TABLE 5 | KEY EU DIRECTIVES RE WASTE MANAGEMENT |
26 |
| TABLE 6 | KEY WASTE LEGISLATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES, SCOTLAND & NORTHERN IRELAND |
30 |
| TABLE 7 | MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LANDFILL 2010, 2013 & 2020 - TONNES |
34 |
| TABLE 8 | PFI/PPP WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS SIGNED AS AT JULY 2008 |
41 |
| TABLE 9 | WASTE PFI/PPP PROJECTS IN PROCUREMENT AT JULY 2008 |
42 |
| TABLE 10 | UK WASTE COLLECTION & TREATMENT ENTERPRISES (SIC 90.02) 2007 |
45 |
| TABLE 11 | CHANGES IN COMPANY OWNERSHIP IN THE WASTE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING MARKETS 2003-2008 |
46 |
| CHART 12 | UK WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES MARKET - MARKET SHARES 2007 |
48 |
| TABLE 13 | UK ESTIMATED WASTE ARISINGS (MILLION TONNES) BY SECTOR BY COUNTRY |
63 |
| TABLE 14 | C, D & E WASTE ARISINGS ENGLAND (MILLION TONNES) 2005 |
64 |
| TABLE 15 | KEY CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL WASTE STREAMS ON TRADITIONAL NEWBUILD BY MATERIAL BY VOLUME (CUBIC METRES) |
65 |
| TABLE 16 | C, D & E WASTE ARISINGS SCOTLAND (000 TONNES) 2005 |
65 |
| TABLE 17 | WALES C, D & E WASTE ARISINGS (000 TONNES) 2005/06 |
66 |
| TABLE 18 | ENGLAND C & I WASTE ARISINGS BY FRACTION (000 TONNES) 2002 |
67 |
| TABLE 19 | ENGLAND C & I WASTE ARISINGS BY SECTOR (000 TONNES) 2002 |
68 |
| TABLE 20 | SCOTLAND C & I WASTE ARISINGS BY SECTOR BY VOLUME (000 TONNES) 2004 |
69 |
| TABLE 21 | WALES C & I WASTE ARISINGS BY SECTOR (000 TONNES) 2002/03 |
70 |
| TABLE 22 | WALES C & I WASTE ARISINGS BY FRACTION (000 TONNES) 2002/03 |
71 |
| CHART 23 | N IRELAND C & I WASTE ARISINGS BY FRACTION 2005 |
72 |
| TABLE 24 | UK MINING & QUARRYING WASTE ARISINGS (000 TONNES) 2000-2006 |
72 |
| TABLE 25 | UK & NATIONAL MSW ARISINGS (000 TONNES) 2000/01 -2006/07 |
74 |
| CHART 26 | ENGLAND HOUSEHOLD WASTE ARISINGS BY FRACTION 2005/06 |
75 |
| TABLE 27 | SCOTLAND HOUSEHOLD WASTE ARISINGS BY FRACTION 000 TONNES 2005/06 |
76 |
| TABLE 28 | ENGLAND & WALES HAZARDOUS WASTE ARISINGS (000 TONNES) 2000 2006 |
77 |
| TABLE 29 | HAZARDOUS WASTE ARISINGS IN ENGLAND & WALES BY REGION (000 TONNES) 2006 |
78 |
| TABLE 30 | UK SEWAGE SLUDGE ARISINGS (000 TONNES) 2000 -2006 |
79 |
| TABLE 31 | UK SEWAGE SLUDGE MANAGEMENT % MIX 2000 -2006 |
80 |
| TABLE 32 | AGRICULTURAL WASTE ARISINGS ENGLAND & SCOTLAND |
82 |
| TABLE 33 | ENGLAND MSW COLLECTION BY METHOD BY VOLUME (000 TONNES) 2000/01 2006/07 |
85 |
| TABLE 34 | WASTE COLLECTION AUTHORITIES NET COSTS OF SPECIFIC PROCESSES |
86 |
| TABLE 35 | SCOTLAND MSW COLLECTION BY METHOD BY VOLUME (000 TONNES) 2000/01 2006/07 |
86 |
| TABLE 36 | WALES MSW COLLECTION BY METHOD BY VOLUME (000 TONNES) 2000/01 2006/07 |
87 |
| CHART 37 | NORTHERN IRELAND MSW WASTE COLLECTION BY METHOD 2006/07 |
88 |
| CHART 38 | ENGLAND SUPPLIERS OF CURRENT WASTE COLLECTION CONTRACTS BY TOTAL CONTRACTED TONNAGE 2005 |
89 |
| TABLE 39 | UK MSW WASTE COLLECTION LEADING CONTRACTORS |
90 |
| TABLE 40 | UK C & I WASTE COLLECTION LEADING CONTRACTORS |
91 |
| TABLE 41 | DBFO RRP/IWMF PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT & PROPOSED |
93 |
| CHART 42 | ENGLAND & WALES PERMITTED WASTE MANAGEMENT THROUGHPUT BY METHOD 2006 |
94 |
| CHART 43 | SCOTLAND PERMITTED WASTE THROUGHPUT BY METHOD 2005/2006 |
95 |
| TABLE 44 | ENGLAND & WALES ACTIVE LANDFILL INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY 1999/2000, 2004, 2006 |
96 |
| CHART 45 | ENGLAND & WALES LANDFILL CAPACITY BY TYPE 2006 |
97 |
| TABLE 46 | ENGLAND & WALES LANDFILL DEPOSITS (000 TONNES) 2001 -2006 |
98 |
| CHART 47 | ENGLAND & WALES LANDFILLED WASTE BY SECTOR |
99 |
| CHART 48 | SCOTLAND LANDFILL CAPACITY BY SITE SIZE 2005/06 |
100 |
| TABLE 49 | SCOTLAND LANDFILL DEPOSITS (000 TONNES) 2001 -2005 |
100 |
| TABLE 50 | UK LANDFILL OPERATIONS MIX BY NO LICENSES BY TYPE OF OWNERSHIP AT MARCH 2007 |
101 |
| TABLE 51 | LANDFILL SECTOR - LEADING OPERATORS BY NO. SITES |
102 |
| TABLE 52 | ENGLAND & WALES WASTE TRANSFER - NO. SITES & CAPACITY BY REGION 2006 |
104 |
| TABLE 53 | ENGLAND & WALES WTS DEPOSITS (000 TONNES) 2006 |
105 |
| TABLE 54 | WASTE TRANSFER FACILITIES - LEADING OPERATORS |
106 |
| TABLE 55 | ENGLAND & WALES NO. WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES BY TYPE BY REGION 2006 |
107 |
| TABLE 56 | DEFRA NEW TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR PROGRAMME SCHEMES |
108 |
| TABLE 57 | ENGLAND & WALES NEW & PLANNED MRF CAPACITY (000 TONNES) 2008 - 2011 |
110 |
| TABLE 58 | ENGLAND & WALES MBT CAPACITY (000 TONNES) EXISTING & IN DEVELOPMENT 2005 -2011 |
113 |
| TABLE 59 | ENGLAND & WALES IVC CAPACITY (000 TONNES) IN DEVELOPMENT 2008 - 2011 |
115 |
| TABLE 60 | ENGLAND & WALES DEPOSITS AT WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES (000 TONNES) 2001 -2006 |
117 |
| TABLE 61 | ENGLAND & WALES DEPOSITS AT WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES BY REGION (000 TONNES) 2006 |
118 |
| TABLE 62 | SCOTLAND WASTE TREATMENT CAPACITY (000 TONNES) BEST PRACTICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIONS |
119 |
| TABLE 63 | UK WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES - LEADING OPERATORS |
121 |
| TABLE 64 | ENGLAND & WALES OPERATIONAL INCINERATION CAPACITY -000 TONNES (NUMBER OF SITES) 2006 |
122 |
| TABLE 65 | ENGLAND MSW EFW INCINERATION CAPACITY (000 TONNES) IN DEVELOPMENT 2008 - 2012 |
124 |
| TABLE 66 | ENGLAND & WALES INCINERATION THROUGHPUT 000 TONNES 2006 |
125 |
| TABLE 67 | SCOTLAND MSW INCINERATION CAPACITY (000 TONNES) EXISTING & IN DEVELOPMENT 2008 - 2012 |
126 |
| TABLE 68 | UK MSW INCINERATORS - OPERATORS |
127 |
| TABLE 69 | ENGLAND & WALES OTHER INCINERATORS /CHP PLANTS - OPERATORS |
128 |
| TABLE 70 | ENGLAND ESTIMATED REUSE OF C, D & E WASTE (MILLION TONNES) 2001,2003 & 2005 |
129 |
| TABLE 71 | WALES C, D & E WASTE MANAGEMENT (000 TONNES) 2002/03 |
130 |
| TABLE 72 | ENGLAND - C & I WASTE MANAGEMENT ROUTES (000 TONNES) 2002 |
131 |
| CHART 73 | SCOTLAND C & I WASTE DEPOSITS BY METHOD |
132 |
| CHART 74 | WALES C & I WASTE DEPOSITS BY METHOD 2002/03 |
133 |
| CHART 75 | N IRELAND C & I WASTE DEPOSITS BY METHOD 2004/05 |
133 |
| TABLE 76 | ENGLAND TRENDS IN DISPOSAL & RECOVERY (MILLION TONNES) |
134 |
| TABLE 77 | ENGLAND METHODS OF MSW DISPOSAL & RECOVERY BY REGION 2006 |
135 |
| TABLE 78 | ENGLAND RECYCLING TRENDS (000 TONNES) 2000/01 2006/07 |
136 |
| TABLE 79 | ENGLAND WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITIES NET COSTS OF SPECIFIC PROCESSES 2005/06 & 2004/05 |
137 |
| TABLE 80 | SCOTLAND MSW MANAGEMENT (000 TONNES) 2000 - 2007 |
138 |
| TABLE 81 | WALES MSW MANAGEMENT (000 TONNES)2000/01 2006/07 |
138 |
| CHART 82 | N IRELAND MSW WASTE DEPOSITS BY METHOD 2004/05 |
139 |
| TABLE 83 | ENGLAND & WALES HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOSITS BY METHOD OF TREATMENT (000 TONNES) 2000 - 2006 |
140 |
| TABLE 84 | HAZARDOUS WASTE SECTOR LEADING WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTORS |
142 |
| TABLE 85 | CLINICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT MAIN CONTRACTORS |
144 |
| TABLE 86 | UK TONNAGE OF PACKAGING IN WASTE STREAM (000 TONNES) 2000-2007 |
146 |
| CHART 87 | C & I PACKAGING WASTE BY FRACTION |
147 |
| CHART 88 | HOUSEHOLD PACKAGING WASTE BY FRACTION |
147 |
| TABLE 89 | PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY OBLIGATION TARGETS FOR RECOVERING PACKAGING WASTE 2007 -2010 |
149 |
| TABLE 90 | UK TONNES ACCEPTED FOR RECOVERY, RECYCLING & EFW (000 TONNES) (% RECOVERED) 2000-2007 |
150 |
| TABLE 91 | UK REVISED TARGET SCHEDULES FOR NATIONAL PACKAGING RECOVERY AND RECYCLING 2006-10 |
151 |
| CHART 92 | AVERAGE MATERIAL COMPOSITION OF CARS BY WEIGHT |
152 |
| TABLE 93 | UK WASTE TYRE ARISINGS AND RECYCLING (000 TONNES) 2000 2005 |
153 |
| TABLE 94 | WEEE ARISINGS BY FRACTION 000 TONNES & UNITS |
154 |
| TABLE 95 | PAPER PRODUCTION AND USAGE OF RECOVERED PAPER 2000 - 2007 |
156 |
| TABLE 96 | UK PAPER PRODUCTION AND USAGE OF RECOVERED PAPER 2006 (2005) |
157 |
| TABLE 97 | ESTIMATED WASTE GLASS ARISINGS AND RECYCLING BY TYPE |
158 |
| CHART 98 | % UK PLASTICS CONSUMPTION BY APPLICATION 2007 |
160 |
| TABLE 99 | TYPES OF PLASTIC USED IN THE UK BY WEIGHT AND MAIN USES. |
161 |
| CHART 100 | UK PLASTICS WASTE ARISINGS BY ORIGIN 2007 |
162 |
| TABLE 101 | UK PLASTIC PRODUCTS WASTE ARISINGS & RECOVERY LEVELS BY KEY STREAM 2006 |
163 |
| CHART 102 | UK WOOD WASTE ARISINGS BY SECTOR 2005 |
164 |
| CHART 103 | UK FOOD WASTE ARISINGS BY SECTOR 18 20MT |
166 |