Garbage Disposable Units Market Report 2025

This Garbage Disposable Units market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The garbage disposable units market size has grown marginally in recent years. It will grow from $3.94 billion in 2024 to $4.01 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to environmental awareness, convenience and hygiene, urbanization, consumer awareness, plumbing infrastructure.

The garbage disposable units market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $4.59 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to sustainability and waste reduction, food waste reduction goals, integration with smart homes, home renovation and upgrades. Major trends in the forecast period include smart and iot-enabled units, air quality and odor control, innovation in grinding technology, sustainable materials, extended producer responsibility (epr).

Due to the escalating population growth and increased industrial activity in emerging markets, there has been a rapid surge in waste discharge. The burgeoning urbanization, coupled with rising disposable income, is expected to further amplify the demand for garbage disposal units. The World Bank estimates that by 2025, waste generation per individual will likely reach 1.42 kg per day, while the International Solid Waste Association forecasts a global increase of 2.37 times in municipal solid waste volumes by 2050.

The growth of the garbage disposal unit market is expected to be driven by the expansion of residential construction. Residential construction involves the building, modification, or repair of single-family homes or apartment buildings designed for individual or family occupancy. This includes both the creation of new homes and the renovation or expansion of existing properties. Garbage disposal units are commonly installed in residential kitchens to process solid food waste within a grinding chamber. For example, in August 2023, Reuters, a Canada-based news agency, reported that single-family housing starts, which constitute the majority of homebuilding, increased by 6.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 983,000 units in the previous month. Compared to the same month in 2022, there was a significant 9.5% rise in single-family housing starts. As a result, the growth in residential construction is contributing to the expansion of the garbage disposal unit market.

Prominent players in the garbage disposal unit industry are strategically introducing advanced technology to gain a competitive advantage. Innovations such as EZ Installation Technology are being integrated into these units to streamline the installation process, eliminating the need for specialized tools or intricate procedures. For example, InSinkErator, a leading US-based manufacturer, unveiled the EZ Installation Technology in its latest line of garbage disposals in September 2023. These units also showcase the company's re-engineered MultiGrind and SoundSeal Technology, ensuring quieter and more efficient operation. The redesigned disposals aim to grind a wider array of food waste quietly, serving as an environmentally friendlier solution for kitchen waste management.

Major companies operating in the garbage disposable units market include Emerson Electric Co, Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc., Whirlpool Corporation, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Joneca Corporation, Salvajor Co, Electrolux AB, Western Industries Plastic Products LLC, Sears Brands LLC, Haier Group Corporation, Frigidaire Appliance Co, MOEN Incorporated, GE Appliances, KitchenAid, InSinkErator, Waste King Ltd., Anaheim Manufacturing Co, Franke Holding AG, Hobart Corporation, Kenmore, Becbas, Midea Group, Greenfly Co Limited, Republic Services Inc., Remondis Group, Aqua Enviro Limited, Carbonzero, FOODLINK FORUM, Clean Harbors Inc., Stericycle Inc.

Asia Pacific was the largest region in the garbage disposable units market in 2024. The regions covered in the garbage disposable units market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the garbage disposable units market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Garbage disposal units are electrically operated devices installed beneath kitchen sinks to grind food waste into small particles, enabling it to be safely flushed through the plumbing system. These units help minimize kitchen waste and prevent blockages by breaking down food scraps into manageable pieces. They are commonly used in both households and commercial kitchens to improve waste management and decrease the volume of organic waste sent to landfills.

The key product types of garbage disposal units include continuous feed and batch feed systems. Continuous feeding involves the constant delivery of enteral nutrition at a consistent rate over a 24-hour period, typically facilitated through a nutritional pump. These units can effectively handle various types of waste, such as cereals, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, meat, fish and seafood, processed food, and other waste materials, and they find applications in both residential and commercial settings.

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The garbage disposable units market consists of sales of batch feed garbage disposals, continuous feed garbage disposals, and other garbage disposable units. Values in this market are factory gate values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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