Abstract
The global outlook series on the Environmental and Waste Management Industry
provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise
summaries of research findings. The report offers a bird' s eye view of the
prevalent scenario in the industry, and provides perspectives on the impact of
Biotechnology/chemicals in environmental management. The report also provides
a sneak peek into the world of waste management, waste treatment technologies,
and the environmental laws governing the global industry. Also included is a
compilation of all recent mergers, acquisitions, and noteworthy strategic
corporate developments. The abstracted discussion on the US market encompasses
federal regulations for waste disposal, waste disposing methods, radioactive
waste management, management of organic materials, and everything else in
between. Other regional markets discussed include Canada, Europe, France,
Germany, UK, Bulgaria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Norway,
Poland, Asia, Korea, Latin America, and Tanzania, among few others. The report
also includes an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the
addresses, and contact details of 737 companies worldwide.
Table of Contents
1. Overview 1
- Global Environmental Market - Ample Growth Potential 1
- Biotechnology in Environment Management 2
- Chemicals in Environmental Management 2
- Waste Management Overview 2
- About Waste 3
- Dynamics of Waste Management 3
- Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries 3
- Trends Governing Solid Waste Management in Nations 4
- Issues of Concern 4
- Hazardous Waste Management Industry 4
- Commercial Hazardous Waste Containment and Disposition Industry 4
- Wastewater System Market 5
- Volume of Industrial Waste is Poised to Speedup 5
- Threats Facing the Industry 5
- Global e-Waste Market 5
- Precious Metals from Industrial Waste 5
- Waste Treatment Technologies 6
- Biodegradable Municipal Waste Treatment Technologies 6
- Alternate Technologies to Landfill 6
- Future Technologies 7
- Alternative Technologies for Waste Treatment 7
- Hazardous Water Treatment: Difficulties in Alternative Methods 7
- Soil Washing 7
- Vapor Extraction 7
- Biotreatment 7
- Chemical Oxidation 7
- Thermal Desorption 7
- Land Filling 7
- Incineration 8
- Environmental Laws 8
- South Korea 8
- United States 8
- Regulations on Industrial Waste 8
- Laws of Hazardous/Radioactive Waste Industry 8
- Canada 8
2. Mergers and Acquisitions 9
3. Strategic Corporate Developments 28
4. North America 31
4a. United States 31
- Overview 31
- Risks Affecting the Industry Waste Industry Risks 31
- Recovery Programs 31
- The US Waste Material Market 31
- Waste Disposing Methods 31
- Federal Regulations for Waste Disposal 32
- Solid Waste Industry 32
- Hazardous Waste 32
- Non-Hazardous Waste 33
- Waste Material Overview 33
- Paper and Paperboard 33
- Glass 33
- Ferrous Metals 33
- Other Nonferrous Metals 33
- Plastic 33
- Rubber and Leather 33
- Textiles 33
- Food Waste 33
- Miscellaneous Inorganic Wastes 33
- Product and Package Reuse 33
- Durable Goods 33
- Nondurable Goods 33
- Containers and Packaging 33
- Management of Organic Materials 33
- Consumer Electronics in Municipal Solid Waste 34
- Municipal Solid Waste 34
- Municipal Solid Waste Management 34
- Waste Prevention 34
- Recycling 34
- Waste Combustion 34
- Industrial Waste 34
- Industrial Waste Management 35
- Radioactive Waste Management 35
- Low-Level Radioactive Waste 36
- High-Level Radioactive Waste 37
- Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORMS) .37 Transuranic
Waste (TRU) 37
- The US Market for Radioactive Waste- Management 37
- Radioactive Waste-Management Technologies and Services 38
- Medical Waste and Disposal Market 38
- Liquid Medical Waste 38
- Medical Waste Management Markets and Environmental Directives 40
- Waste Incineration Market 40
- Strict Legislation Driven Market 40
- Need for Cleanup Actions 41
- Hazardous Waste Generation Management Market 41
- Hazardous Waste Incineration Market 41
- Wastewater & Environmental Services Sector 41
- End-User Analysis 42
- UK Market Access 42
4b. Canada 42
- Overview 42
- Environment Industry 42
- Hazardous & Solid Waste Management 43
- Canadian Government' s Role in Hazardous Waste Management 43
- Import and Export of Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Recyclables 43
- The Ultimate Goal 44
5. Europe 45
- Overview 45
- Municipal Solid Waste Management 45
- Radioactive Waste Management in the EU 45
- Chief Recommendations of EC 45
- Innovative Industrial Waste Management Solutions Drive Growth 46
- Waste Management Technologies 46
- Centralized Composting 46
- Benefits 47
- Shortcomings 47
- Anaerobic Digestion 47
- Incineration 47
- Advanced Thermal Treatment Methods: Gasification and Pyrolysis 47
- Pyrolysis 47
- Gasification 47
- EU15 Waste Market 47
- Methods Used for handling Municipal Waste in theEU15 Before 2004
Expansion 47
- Sector Wise Share in the Total Waste Produced 48
5a. France 48
- Overview 48
- Industrial Waste Management Market 48
5b. Germany 49
- Overview 49
- German Waste-Management Market 49
- Consolidations to Continue 49
5c. United Kingdom 49
- Overview 49
- Waste Management Market 50
- Municipal Waste Management and Disposal 50
- Household and Municipal Waste 50
- Household Waste Collected for Reprocessing 50
- Recycling of Household Waste 51
- Methods Used for Handling Municipal Waste 51
- Regional Variations in Choice of Municipal Waste Management Methods 51
- Recycling and Recovery Rates 51
- England and Wales: Management of Demolition and Construction Waste 52
- Special Waste Generation 52
- Reprocessing of Certain Materials 52
- The Waste Strategy 52
- East Cornwall Recycling Center 52
- EU Legislation 52
- US Companies and the UK Market 53
- Competition 53
- Leading Waste Management Companies 53
- Local Companies 53
- Multi National Companies 54
- Industry Trend 54
5d. Rest of Europe 55
- Bulgaria 55
- Overview 55
- Accession Countries: Waste Management Trends 55
- Non-Hazardous Industrial Waste 55
- Hazardous Waste Treatment 55
- Belgium 55
- Overview 55
- Waste Management Market 55
- Hazardous Waste Management 56
- Market Trends 56
- Czech Republic 57
- Overview 57
- Industrial Waste 57
- Hazardous Waste 58
- Waste Treatment 58
- Denmark 58
- Overview 58
- Table 2: Waste Generation in Denmark (2005): Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales by Source - Building & Construction; Households; Power
Stations, Sewage Treatment, Incineration Plants; Industry; and Trade,
Offices and Institutions 58
- Estonia 59
- Overview 59
- Waste Market 59
- Hazardous Waste 59
- Non-Hazardous Industrial Waste 59
- Hungary 59
- Overview 59
- Waste Market 59
- Incineration 59
- Land Filling 59
- Latvia 60
- Overview 60
- Waste Market 60
- Hazardous Waste 60
- Non-Hazardous Industrial Waste 60
- Lithuania 60
- Overview 60
- Hazardous Waste 60
- Non-Hazardous Industrial Waste 60
- Norway 61
- Overview 61
- Hazardous Wastes of Concern and their Management 61
- Scope and Handling of Hazardous Waste 61
- Poland 61
- Overview 61
- Waste Management Market 61
- Industrial Waste Management in the CEEC 62
- Industrial Waste 63
- Hazardous Waste 63
- Waste Treatment 63
- Incineration 63
- Landfills 63
- Waste and Environment Management Policy 63
- Romania 64
- Overview 64
- Slovakia 64
- Overview 64
- Waste Market 64
- Re-Classification of Special Waste as Hazardous Waste 64
- Slovenia 65
- Overview 65
6. Asia-Pacific 65
- Overview 65
- Pollution Management in Industries 65
- Demand for Industrial Waste Management Continues to Grow in South East
Asia 65
- Medical Waste Management in Asia 66
- The United States-Asia Environmental Partnership (US-AEP) Program 66
- US-AEP - For Medical Waste Management 66
- Technology Transfer 67
- Industrial Wastes into Cement in Philippines 67
- Outlook 68
6a. Korea 68
- Overview 68
- Environmental Industry 68
- Government Tightens Regulations Concerning Environment Management 69
- Factors Governing the Korean Waste Disposal Market 69
- Strategy of Solid Waste Treatment from Korean Households 69
- Solid Waste Treatment Market in Korea 69
- Market Scenario 70
- Solid Waste Treatment Techniques 70
- Market Picture 70
- Methods of Disposal of Industrial and Construction Solid Waste in Korea
71
- The Role of Import Market in Korean Solid Waste Disposal 71
- Radioactive Waste Management 71
- Table 3: Radioactive Waste in Korea (2005): Capacity and Volume
Storage in 200 Liter Drum Units by Location - Kon, Yonggwang, Ulchin, and
Wolsong 71
- Research and Development 72
- Pilot Vitrification Tests of Dry Active Waste 73
- Pilot Vitrification Tests of Dry Ion Exchange Materials 73
- Pilot Vitrification Tests of Borated Concentrate 73
- Pilot Vitrification Tests of Sludge Slurry 73
- Pilot Vitrification Tests of Dust 73
- Pilot Vitrification Tests of Non- Combustible Wastes 74
- Glass Formulation Study 74
- Safety and Economic Assessment 74
- The First LILW Commercial Vitrification Plant 74
- Industrial Waste Treatment Trend in Korea 74
6b. Sri Lanka 75
- Overview 75
- Sri Lankan Waste Management Market 75
7. Latin America 75
- Overview 75
- Chile 75
- Solid Waste Management 75
- Market Trends 75
- Trends in Demand 75
- Import Market and Competition 76
8. Middle East & Africa 76
8a. Tanzania 76
- Overview 76
- Medical Waste Management 76
- Introduction 76
- Miscellaneous Contaminated Hospitals Wastes 77
- Surgery and Autopsy Wastes 77
- Laboratory Wastes: Miscellaneous 77
- Wastes from Dialysis Units 77
- Contaminated Equipment 77
- Medical Waste Generation 77
- Management of Medical Waste in Tanzania 78
- Medical Wastes Classification 78
- Infectious Wastes Categories 78
- Isolation Wastes 78
- Cultures and Stocks of Infectious Agents and Associated Biologicals 78
- Blood and Blood Products of Human 78
- Pathological Waste 78
- Contaminated Sharps 78
- Contaminated Body Parts, and Animal Carcasses 78
8b. Turkey 78
- Overview 78
- Solid Waste Management 78
- Financial Problems 78
- Targeted Activities 78
GLOBAL DIRECTORY
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