Hazardous Waste Containment and Disposition

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION
  • STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
  • REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
  • CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM
  • SCOPE AND FORMAT
  • METHODOLOGY
  • BCC ON-LINE SERVICES
    • INTERNET
  • RELATED BCC WORK CREDENTIALS
• SUMMARY
  • A MATURE INDUSTRY
  • OPPORTUNITIES DESPITE CONSOLIDATION
  • Summary Table:
    GLOBAL AND NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION MARKETS, THROUGH 2007
  • Summary Figure:
    GLOBAL AND NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION MARKETS, 1990-2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• ECONOMIC AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
  • OVERVIEW
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (EP) SPENDING
  • HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION
    • DETERMINANTS
    • SOURCES
  • Table 1 HAZARDOUS WASTES GENERATED AND MANAGED IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007 (THOUSANDS OF SHORT TONS)
    • TYPES OF WASTE
  • Figure 1 TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED (PERCENT OF TOTAL)
  • Table 2 HAZARDOUS WASTES GENERATED IN EXCESS OF 10,000 TONS/YEAR
  • Table 3 ON-SITE MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007 (THOUSANDS OF SHORT TONS)
    • REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS AFFECTING DEMAND
      • REGULATORY BODIES
      • A SHORT HISTORY OF REGULATION
        • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
          • Comprehensive Environmental・(Continued)
          • Comprehensive Environmental・(Continued)
      • RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)
        • Resource Conservation and Recovery・(Continued)
      • HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION ACT
        • Hazardous Waste Materials・(Continued)
      • POLLUTION PREVENTION LAWS
      • CLEAN WATER ACT
      • CLEAN AIR ACT
      • OTHER REGULATIONS
        • Other Regulations (Continued)
      • LIABILITY
      • INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS
      • NEW SITE SECURITY AND LOGISTICS REGULATIONS?
      • PUBLIC OPPOSITION
    • THE WASTE MANAGEMENT HIERARCHY
  • Figure 2 WASTE MANAGEMENT HIERARCHY
  • Figure 3 INDUSTRY OUTPUT/HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED, 1990-2007 (INDEX WHERE 1990=100)
    • WASTE MINIMIZATION STRATEGIES AND PHILOSOPHIES
      • FRAMEWORK
      • STRATEGIES
        • Source Segregation
        • Process Modification
        • End-Product Substitution
        • Recovery and Recycling
        • Pollution Prevention
    • VOLUNTARY INDUSTRY INITIATIVES
      • VOLUNTARY INDUSTRY INITIATIVES (CONTINUED)
    • COMPARATIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT COSTS
  • Table 4 HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION COSTS, 2002 ($/TON)
    • COMPARATIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE・(CONTINUED)
• HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION SERVICES MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA
  • OVERVIEW
  • Figure 4 HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION SERVICES MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, REVENUE BASIS, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL REVENUES)
  • Figure 4 (CONTINUED)
  • Figure 5 HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION SERVICES MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, VOLUME BASIS, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL)
  • Table 5 COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • RESOURCE RECOVERY
  • Table 6 COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE RESOURCE RECOVERY MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • RECOVERY AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES
      • Physical Separation
      • Component Separation
        • Component Separation (Continued)
      • Chemical Transformation
      • Biological Treatment
    • ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
    • ACID REGENERATION AND SOLVENT RECOVERY
      • Acid Regeneration
  • Table 7 NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL ACID REGENERATION MARKETS, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS, THOUSANDS OF TONS)
    • Solvent Recovery
  • Table 8 COMMERCIAL SOLVENT RECOVERY MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • Solvent Recovery (Continued)
    • Demand Dynamics and Outlook
    • Market Share and Companies
    • METAL RECOVERY
      • Sources and Types of Metal Wastes
        • Sources and Types of Metal Wastes (Continued)
      • Thermal Methods
      • Dragout Recovery
      • Evaporation
      • Reverse Osmosis
      • Ion Exchange
      • Electrodialysis
      • Electrolytic Recovery
      • Other Metal Recovery Methods
      • Demand Dynamics and Outlook
  • Table 9 COMMERCIAL METALS RECOVERY MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • Market Share and Companies
    • FUEL BLENDING AND ENERGY RECOVERY
      • Fuel Blending
  • Table 10 COMMERCIAL FUEL BLENDING MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • Energy Recovery
  • Table 11 COMMERCIAL ENERGY RECOVERY MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • Demand Dynamics and Outlook
    • Market Share and Companies
    • OTHER FORMS OF RECOVERY
    • TREATMENT
  • Table 12 COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • THERMAL DESTRUCTION
      • Regulation of Thermal Destruction
      • Types of Wastes
      • Rotary Kilns
      • Cement Kilns
      • Liquid Injection Incineration
      • Boilers
      • Fluidized Bed Incineration
      • Pyrolysis
      • Wet Air Oxidation
      • Molten Salt Incineration
      • High Temperature Fluid Wall
      • Plasma Arc Incinerators
      • Infrared Incinerators
      • Incineration Principles
      • Incinerator Operating Conditions
      • Demand Dynamics and Outlook
  • Table 13 COMMERCIAL THERMAL DESTRUCTION MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • Market Share and Companies
    • STABILIZATION AND OTHER TREATMENT AND REMEDIATION
      • Stabilization
      • Biological Processes
      • Chemical Degradation
        • Amalgamation
        • Carbon Adsorption
        • Chemical Oxidation
        • Chemical Reduction
        • Controlled Reaction
        • Deactivation
        • Electrolytic Processes
        • Venting
        • Others
      • Demand Dynamics and Outlook
  • Table 14 COMMERCIAL STABILIZATION AND OTHER TREATMENT AND REMEDIATION MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • Market Share and Companies
    • DISPOSAL
  • Table 15 COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • DEEP-WELL INJECTION
      • Injection Principles
        • Injection Principles (Continued)
      • Types of Wastes
      • Deep Well Injection Effectiveness
      • Demand Dynamics and Outlook
  • Table 16 COMMERCIAL DEEP WELL DISPOSAL MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • Market Share and Companies
    • LANDFILL DISPOSAL AND CONTAINMENT
      • Landfills
        • Types of Waste
        • Problems with Landfills
        • Hydrology and Site Characteristics
        • Engineered Control Features of Landfills
          • Engineered Control Features of・(Continued)
          • Engineered Control Features of・(Continued)
    • SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS
    • UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
      • Demand Dynamics and Outlook
  • Table 17 COMMERCIAL LANDFILL DISPOSAL AND CONTAINMENT MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • Market Share and Companies
    • OTHER WASTE DISPOSAL
      • Demand Dynamics and Outlook
  • Table 18 COMMERCIAL OTHER WASTE DISPOSAL MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
    • Market Share and Companies
• INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
  • OVERVIEW
  • Table 19 GLOBAL COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION MARKETS BY REGION, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 6 GLOBAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION SERVICES MARKET BY REGION, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL REVENUES)
    • WESTERN EUROPE
      • REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS
      • PROCESSING AND RESOURCE RECOVERY MARKETS
  • Figure 7 WESTERN EUROPEAN HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION BY REGION, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL)
  • Figure 8 WESTERN EUROPEAN HAZARDOUS WASTE COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL)
    • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPANIES
  • Table 20 SELECT WESTERN EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION COMPANIES BUSINESS LINE REFERENCE
  • Table 20 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 20 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 20 (CONTINUED)
    • JAPAN
      • REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS
      • PROCESSING AND RESOURCE RECOVERY MARKETS
      • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPANIES
  • Table 21 SELECT JAPANESE COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION COMPANIES BUSINESS LINE REFERENCE
  • Table 21 (CONTINUED)
    • REST OF WORLD
      • REST OF WORLD (CONTINUED)
• HAZARDOUS WASTE TECHNOLOGY MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA
  • HAZARDOUS WASTE TECHNOLOGY MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA
  • Table 22 NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY CAPITAL SPENDING BY ASSET TYPE, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 9 NORTH AMERICAN CAPITAL SPENDING ON HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION TECHNOLOGIES, BY ASSET TYPE, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL CAPITAL SPENDING)
    • HAZARDOUS WASTE TECHNOLOGY MARKETS (CONTINUED)
• HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • OVERVIEW
  • SCOPE OF THE INDUSTRY
  • INNOVATION
  • OPERATIONS
    • SCALE ECONOMIES AND VERTICAL INTEGRATION
    • LABOR
    • OVERHEAD
    • OVERCAPACITY
    • COST STRUCTURE
    • FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
  • MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
    • CONSOLIDATION
      • Consolidation (Continued)
    • OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
  • MARKETING
    • MARKETING (CONTINUED)
    • MARKETING (CONTINUED)
    • GOVERNMENT REGULATION
      • Government Regulation (Continued)
    • COMPETITION
  • TYPES OF COMPANIES
  • Table 23 SELECT NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION COMPANIES BUSINESS LINE REFERENCE
  • Table 23 (CONTINUED)
• COMPANY PROFILES
  • SERVICE COMPANY PROFILES
    • ADROW CHEMICAL
    • ALLIED TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
      • Allied Technology Group, Inc. (Continued)
    • AMERICAN ECOLOGY CORP.
      • American Ecology Corp. (Continued)
    • AMERICAN REF-FUEL CO.
    • ARCH CHEMICALS, INC.
    • ASHLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
    • ASH GROVE CEMENT CO.
    • AVALON HOLDINGS CORP.
    • BETHLEHEM APPARATUS CO., INC.
    • BRAMBLES GROUP
      • Brambles Group (Continued)
      • Brambles Group (Continued)
      • Brambles Group (Continued)
    • BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC
    • CHEM GROUP, INC.
    • CHEMICAL SOLVENTS, INC.
    • CHEM-NUCLEAR SYSTEMS LLC
    • CHEMTRON CORP.
      • Chemtron Corp. (Continued)
    • CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
    • COMMERCIAL METAL CO.
    • CP RECYCLING, INC.
    • DETREX CORP.
      • Detrex Corp. (Continued)
    • THE DOE RUN CO.
    • DUPONT ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT
    • EARTH PROTECTION SERVICES, INC.
    • EASTERN SMELTING AND REFINING CORP.
    • ECS REFINING INCORPORATED
    • ENCYCLE/TEXAS, INC.
    • ENGLEHARD CORP.
    • ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED
    • ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISES OF FLORIDA, INC.
    • THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CO. (EQ)
    • ENVIROSOLVE WASTE SERVICES
    • ENVIROSOURCE, INC.
    • EXIDE TECHNLOGIES
    • GENERAL CHEMICAL CORP.
    • GULF CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL CORP.
    • GULF CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL・(CONTINUED)
    • HERITAGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC
    • HORSEHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC.
    • HUKILL CHEMICAL CORP.
    • HYDRITE CHEMICAL CO.
    • ICI EXPLOSIVES ENVIRONMENTAL
    • INMETCO
    • KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC.
      • Koch Industries, Inc. (Continued)
    • M & M CHEMICAL & EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
    • MERCURY REFINING CO.
    • MERCURY WASTE SOLUTIONS, INC.
    • METAL MANAGEMENT INC.
    • NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.
    • NSSI SOURCES AND SERVICES INC.
    • PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
    • PHILIP SERVICES CORP.
    • PHILIPP BROTHERS CHEMICALS, INC.
    • PVS CHEMICALS, INC.
    • REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
    • RESEARCH OIL CO.
    • RHODIA ECO SERVICES
      • Rhodia Eco Services (Continued)
    • RSR CORP.
    • SAFETY-KLEEN CORP.
    • SALESCO SYSTEMS USA
    • STERICYCLE, INC.
    • SYSTECH ENVIRONMENTAL CORP.
    • TEXAS MOLECULAR LLC
    • U.S. LIQUIDS INC.
      • U.S. Liquids Inc. (Continued)
    • VON ROLL AMERICA INC.
    • WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS LLC
      • Waste Control Specialists LLC (Continued)
    • WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.
      • Waste Management, Inc. (Continued)
    • WASTE RESEARCH & RECLAMATION CO.
    • ROY F. WESTON, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIER PROFILES
    • ABB LTD
    • AIR INSTRUMENTS & MEASUREMENTS, INC.
    • AMBIENT ENGINEERING, INC.
    • AMERICAN COMPLIANCE TECHNLOGIES, INC.
    • ANGUIL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    • BECHTEL GROUP, INC.
    • BRINKERHOFF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
    • CALGON CARBON CORP.
    • CATALYTIC PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    • COVANTA ENERGY CORP.
      • Covanta Energy Corp. (Continued)
    • CSM WORLDWIDE, INC.
    • CUNO INCORPORATED
    • DONALDSON CO., INC.
    • DURR ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
      • Durr Environmental, Inc. (Continued)
    • EARTH TECH INC.
    • ENVIRONAMICS CORP.
    • FOSTER WHEELER, INC.
    • GRUPO DRAGADOS
      • Grupo Dragados (Continued)
    • HALEY & ALDRICH, INC.
    • HEADWATERS INCORPORATED
    • PHILIPP HOLZMANN AG
    • IEM TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    • IMPERIAL PETROLEUM RECOVERY CORP.
    • INERTEC
    • INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    • IONICS, INC.
    • THE IT GROUP, INC.
      • The IT Group, Inc. (Continued)
    • JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.
    • KVAERNER ASA
      • Kvaerner ASA (Continued)
    • MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, INC.
    • PENTEK, INC.
    • POLLUTION CONTROL CORP.
    • STARTECH ENVIRONMENTAL CORP.
    • SYSTEMONE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    • TRC COMPANIES, INC.
    • UNITED STATES FILTER CORP.
      • United States Filter Corp. (Continued)
      • United States Filter Corp. (Continued)
    • URS CORP.
    • WARRANT ENVIRONMENT, INC.
    • WASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATIONAL
    • WATERLINK, INC.
      • Waterlink, Inc. (Continued)
    • WYO-BEN, INC.
   

  LIST OF TABLES

• Summary Table:
  GLOBAL AND NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION MARKETS, THROUGH 2007
• Table 1 HAZARDOUS WASTES GENERATED AND MANAGED IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007 (THOUSANDS OF SHORT TONS)
• Table 2 HAZARDOUS WASTES GENERATED IN EXCESS OF 10,000 TONS/YEAR
• Table 3 ON-SITE MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007 (THOUSANDS OF SHORT TONS)
• Table 4 HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION COSTS, 2002 ($/TON)
• Table 5 COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 6 COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE RESOURCE RECOVERY MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 7 NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL ACID REGENERATION MARKETS, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS, THOUSANDS OF TONS)
• Table 8 COMMERCIAL SOLVENT RECOVERY MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 9 COMMERCIAL METALS RECOVERY MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 10 COMMERCIAL FUEL BLENDING MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 11 COMMERCIAL ENERGY RECOVERY MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 12 COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 13 COMMERCIAL THERMAL DESTRUCTION MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 14 COMMERCIAL STABILIZATION AND OTHER TREATMENT AND REMEDIATION MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 15 COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 16 COMMERCIAL DEEP WELL DISPOSAL MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 17 COMMERCIAL LANDFILL DISPOSAL AND CONTAINMENT MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 18 COMMERCIAL OTHER WASTE DISPOSAL MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, THROUGH 2007
• Table 19 GLOBAL COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION MARKETS BY REGION, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 20 SELECT WESTERN EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION COMPANIES BUSINESS LINE REFERENCE
• Table 21 SELECT JAPANESE COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION COMPANIES BUSINESS LINE REFERENCE
• Table 22 NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY CAPITAL SPENDING BY ASSET TYPE, THROUGH 2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 23 SELECT NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION COMPANIES BUSINESS LINE REFERENCE  

  LIST OF FIGURES

• Summary Figure:
  GLOBAL AND NORTH AMERICAN COMMERCIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION MARKETS, 1990-2007 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 1 TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED (PERCENT OF TOTAL)
• Figure 2 WASTE MANAGEMENT HIERARCHY
• Figure 3 INDUSTRY OUTPUT/HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED, 1990-2007 (INDEX WHERE 1990=100)
• Figure 4 HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION SERVICES MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, REVENUE BASIS, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL REVENUES)
• Figure 5 HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION SERVICES MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA, VOLUME BASIS, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL)
• Figure 6 GLOBAL HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION SERVICES MARKET BY REGION, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL REVENUES)
• Figure 7 WESTERN EUROPEAN HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION BY REGION, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL)
• Figure 8 WESTERN EUROPEAN HAZARDOUS WASTE COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL)
• Figure 9 NORTH AMERICAN CAPITAL SPENDING ON HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTAINMENT AND DISPOSITION TECHNOLOGIES, BY ASSET TYPE, 2002 (PERCENT OF TOTAL CAPITAL SPENDING)