INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW

AMA Research have published the 1st edition of the report, Construction in the Waste Industry – UK 2008-2013. Within the context of impending targets set by the EU Landfill Directive and with other waste legislation and recycling and renewable energy having moved up the Government, industry and public agendas, this report provides a 100 page review of construction in the UK solid waste management sector with the focus being on municipal and commercial solid waste treatment plants and energy-from-waste facilities. This is the first such report by an independent market research publisher to attempt to evaluate this particular sector and the opportunities it might present over the next few years.     Key areas covered include: Waste transfer, waste treatment & energy from waste plants– separate analyses for each of these sectors identifying trends in capacities, volumes deposited and forecast capacities to 2011. Key focus on material recovery facilities (MRFs), mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plants, in-vessel composting (IVC), anaerobic digestion (AD), gasification, pyrolysis and autoclaving.  Assessment of: trends in input volumes, market capacities for each technology type 2008, identification of key construction issues e.g. new plants by size, capital values, identification of key operators. Forecast capacities 2009 – 2013 & identification of projects in the pipeline. Summary of advantages & disadvantages with each type of technology. Contractors –national, regional and specialist waste management contractors, market shares and company profiles. Identification of construction firms active in this sector and recent projects. Summary of waste management market- key focus on waste arisings by sector and disposal & recovery by route. Overall market size in terms of new building  work output 2006 and 2007 with forecasts 2008 to 2013; key market factors including DEFRA’s Waste Infrastructure Development Programme; New Technology Demonstrator Programme; WRAP’S Organics Capital Programme, growth in large-scale PFI / PPP contracts; recent trends in recyclables prices, relevant legislative drivers, Renewables Obligation.

The need to minimise waste arisings and the volumes sent to landfill and the urgent need to increase recovery and recycling levels has rapidly risen up the national agenda yet the UK still remains behind many other EU nations with regard to a sustainable approach to consumption and disposal. Combining and collating the most recent information, this report presents a detailed review of the current state of construction in the UK waste sector and prospects to 2013 and beyond in terms of the key market drivers.

Key issues of particular interest:-

• Detailed assessment of waste transfer, treatment and energy from waste infrastructure – trends in capacities, identification  of projects in the pipeline.

• Key focus on MRFs, MBTs, AD & IVC plants, autoclaves, gasification & pyrolysis plants and EfW incinerators.

• Review of operators of waste treatment & EfW facilities including recently established turnkey contractors plus constructors active in the waste industry.

• Assessment of the key market drivers and forecasts to 2013.

Key areas of coverage in the report include:-

OVERVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION TRENDS IN THE UK WASTE INDUSTRY

• New building works - contractors output by value 2006 –2008 with forecasts 2009 – 2013.

• Overview of waste management market – waste arisings by sector by country, waste tonnages disposed of /recycled by route.

• Assessment of key market drivers specific to waste treatment & disposal –  key legislation e.g. EU Landfill Directive; DEFRA and WRAP initiatives e.g. Waste Implementation Programme / Waste Infrastructure Development  Programme; Organics Capital Grants; Scottish Executive’s ‘Zero Waste’ ; Renewables Obligation; Infrastructure Capital grants; PFI / PPP; recyclables prices trends to date including impact of ‘credit crunch’ and downturn on UK economy.

Waste Transfer

• Market size, number of facilities (waste transfer stations & household waste recycling centres), mix by type by number of sites and by capacity by region including hazardous and clinical WTSs.

• Estimated market share by number of sites operated – SITA, Biffa, Veolia ES, Viridor etc.

Materials Recycling Facilities

• Trends in volumes handled by MRFs and in dry recyclables collections by region 2000 – 2007.

• Identification of key development issues incl. capacities, capital costs, plant area, routes to market, market factors.

• Assessment of advantages and disadvantages with ‘clean’ and ‘dirty’ MRF technologies.

• Analysis of existing UK MRF capacity & identification of new facilities (size, capital values, operators) 2006 – 2008. Assessment of no. sites and capacity levels by regions. Market share by no. sites in operation.

• Analysis of capacity in the pipeline 2009 – 2013: individual project capacity, location, operators, development status.

Mechanical Biological Treatment  

• Identification of key development issues incl. capacities, capital costs, plant area, routes to market, market factors.

• Assessment of advantages and disadvantages with MBT technologies.

• Analysis of existing UK MBT capacity & identification of new facilities (size, capital values, operators) 2006 – 2008. Assessment of no. sites and capacity levels by region.

• Analysis of capacity in the pipeline 2009 – 2013, project capacity, location, operators, development status.

Advanced Biological Treatment  

• In-vessel composting (IVC) and anaerobic digestion (AD) - Identification of key development issues incl. capacities, capital costs, plant area etc, routes to market, key market factors.

• Assessment of advantages and disadvantages with IVC and AD technologies.

• Analysis of existing UK IVC and AD capacity & identification of new facilities (size, capital values, operators) 2006 – 2008. Assessment of no. sites and capacity levels by regions.

• Analysis of capacity in the pipeline 2009 – 2013: project capacity, location, operators, development status.

Mechanical Heat Treatment 

• Identification of key development issues incl. capacities, capital costs, plant area, routes to market, market factors.

• Assessment of advantages and disadvantages with autoclave technology.

• Analysis of existing UK autoclave capacity & identification of new facilities (size, capital values, operators) 2006 – 2008. Assessment of no. sites and capacity levels by regions.

• Analysis of capacity in the pipeline 2009 – 2013: project capacity, location, operators, development status.

Advanced Thermal Treatment 

• Gasification & pyrolysis plants - Identification of key development issues incl. capacities, capital costs, plant area etc, routes to market, key market factors.

• Assessment of advantages and disadvantages with gasification & pyrolysis technology.

• Analysis of existing UK gasification & pyrolysis capacity & identification of new facilities (size, capital values, operators) 2006 – 2008. Assessment of no. sites and capacity levels by regions.

• Analysis of capacity in the pipeline 2009 – 2013: project capacity, location, operators, development status.

Incineration with Energy from Waste (EfW) 

• Incineration infrastructure & waste deposits in UK – analysis of capacity & tonnages deposited by type of facility by region 2000 – 2007 incl MSW and specialist facilities e.g. clinical waste, sludge, animal by-products etc.

• MSW incinerators with EfW - identification of key development issues incl. capacities, capital costs, plant area etc, routes to market, key market factors.

• Assessment of advantages and disadvantages with MSW incinerators with EfW.

• Analysis of existing UK MSW incinerators with EfW capacity & identification of new facilities (size, capital values, operators) 2006 – 2008. Assessment of no. sites and capacity levels by regions.

• Analysis of capacity in the pipeline 2009 – 2013: project capacity, location, operators, development status.

Contractors Review  

• General waste treatment & EfW plant operators - Veolia ES, Biffa, SITA, Viridor, WRG, Shanks, Greenstar UK, CNIM, Cory, Greater Manchester Waste, Mersey Waste, Grundon, Oran Waste, Hills Waste Solutions, Premier Waste, Yorwaste and others.

• Specialist waste facilities turnkey contractors- incl. Agrivert, Graphite Resources, Vital Earth, Bioganix, New Earth Solutions, Eco Sustainable Solutions, Biogen Greenfinch, VT Group, PDM and others.

• Construction/civils contractors active in waste sector – incl. Earth Tech, Clugston Construction, Birse Civils, Dean & Dyball, Costain Waste Management, BAM Nuttall, Kier Construction and others.