Solid Waste Services & Recycling
Industry Description
The US waste management industry includes about 20,000 companies with combined annual revenue of about $75 billion. Major companies include Waste Management, Republic Services, and Waste Connections. The industry is highly concentrated: the eight largest companies account for nearly half of the industry's total annual revenue.
SIC: 4212, 4953, 4959, 5093, 7699 | NAICS: 423930, 562111, 562119, 562212, 562213, 562219, 562910, 562920
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| Company | Sales | Location |
| Nexcycle Plastics Inc | 39,700.44M | Brampton, ON |
| Waste Management, Inc. | 11,791.00M | Houston, TX |
| Republic Services, Inc. | 8,199.10M | Phoenix, AZ |
| Remondis AG & Co. KG | 7,893.20M | Lünen, Germany |
| SITA | 7,570.20M | Paris, France |
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Trends
Consolidation - Economies of scale provided by the vertical integration of...
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The value of US nonresidential construction spending, a demand indicator for waste management services, fell 17.3 percent in the first five months of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.
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Recycling Rates Rise - Electronics, paper, and plastic bag recycling all saw marked volume increases in 2009. Electronics recycling programs and paper recycling rose 8 percent and 10 percent,...
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