Environmental and Waste Management Industry

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
    • Non-Hazardous 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
  • Waste Market 64
• Slovakia 64
• Overview 64
  • Waste Market 64
  • Re-Classification of Special Waste as Hazardous Waste 64
• Slovenia 65
• Overview 65
  • Waste Market 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

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