Vantaa, Finland - A new report titled "The increasing value of waste in the UK" assesses the waste management sector in the UK and describes opportunities for increasing the value from waste. It is a £7 billion sector, with a growing turnover and the ability to produce and sustain attractive margins. The top twenty waste management companies are reviewed, together with the contribution of smaller companies with strong financial results. The report notes that the five largest waste management companies in the UK already have just over 50 percent of the total market, and more merger and acquisition activity is expected to come back onto the agenda.

The study focusses on:

1. There are many opportunities for extracting more value throughout the supply chain – whether a waste generator, waste management company, waste reprocessor, financial investor, or other. Although some wastes – particularly recyclates - have had value for some time, value isseldom optimised – especially for “new” wastes. The main body of the study describes the value of all major waste streams, looking at the markets, prices, key players, history, current issues and future.

2. The study starts with a short assessment of the main UK waste management companies, describing their focus, markets and profitability. A recent and developing model in waste management is closed loop recycling. The study concludes with a discussion of the potential opportunities here.

3. In short, there are distinct opportunities for generating more value from waste, and the purpose of this study is to describe these.

The report concludes by describing "closed loop recycling" where there are new business models extracting additional value. This report would be of interest for waste management companies, financial investors, institutions and waste generators alike, in maximizing the 'value from waste'.

The study "The increasing value of waste in the UK", containing hard copy and pdf file, costs GBP 6,000 (exc VAT). More information under poyry.com.

Quelle: Pöyry Management consulting

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