Waste Management and Remediation Services Market Report 2025

This Waste Management and Remediation Services 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 waste management and remediation services market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $762.9 billion in 2024 to $822.05 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to environmental regulations, waste generation, urbanization, industrial activities, public health concerns.

The waste management and remediation services market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.07 trillion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to circular economy initiatives, sustainability and green practices, technological advancements, e-waste management. Major trends in the forecast period include circular economy adoption, sustainability and environmental awareness, green infrastructure development, sustainable construction and demolition waste.

The waste management and remediation services market is poised for growth due to the global increase in waste generation. Waste generation encompasses the production of discarded items, whether they are ultimately recycled or sent to landfills. Effective waste management is essential to mitigate the adverse impacts on human health, the environment, and overall aesthetics. This growing need for waste management drives the demand for waste management and remediation services. For instance, according to 2022 estimates by The World Bank, a US-based international financial institution, annual waste generation is projected to rise to 3.88 billion tons by 2050 due to increasing population growth and urbanization. As a result, the growing volume of waste is expected to drive the expansion of the waste management and remediation services market moving forward.

The expansion of mining activities is also set to propel the growth of the waste management and remediation services market. Mining operations involve the extraction of valuable minerals, ores, and geological materials from the Earth's crust. In these industries, waste management and remediation services are crucial for proper waste disposal and environmental restoration, in compliance with regulatory requirements. For instance, in May 2024, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, an Australia-based national statistical agency, the mining industry in Australia grew to 220 in 2023, up from 202 in 2022. As a result, the increase in mining activities is driving the growth of the waste management and remediation services market.

The waste management and remediation services sector is increasingly adopting sensor technology to enhance waste management. Sensors are devices that detect and respond to various environmental inputs, such as light, heat, motion, moisture, and pressure. Waste management companies utilize sensors to monitor the fill levels of waste bins, enabling efficient servicing when they are full. Sensor technology can also streamline the sorting of recyclables, reducing manual labor and promoting higher recycling rates. This provides companies with full visibility of their containers, leading to cost reductions. For example, the OnePlus Metro sensor from OnePlus Systems is an ultrasonic trash can sensor used by waste management companies to determine the status of waste containers.

Major companies in the waste management and remediation services market are actively pursuing innovative solutions for the recycling of challenging materials, aiming to gain a competitive edge. These solutions are designed for waste streams that are not typically recyclable through standard curbside programs. For instance, in October 2022, Casella Waste Systems Inc., a U.S.-based waste management company, collaborated with TerraCycle, another U.S.-based waste management company, to launch an inventive home recycling pilot program known as the TerraCycle Pouch for handling hard-to-recycle items. This initiative empowers consumers to divert such materials from landfills, fosters community engagement, and offers rewards for their recycling efforts. The primary goal of this program is to recycle over 20 hard-to-recycle materials while expanding recycling services.

Major companies operating in the waste management and remediation services market include Waste Management Inc., Suez Environnement SA, Republic Services Inc., Waste Connections Inc., Clean Harbors, Stericycle Inc., Astellas Pharma Inc., Covanta Holding Corporation, Advanced Disposal Services Inc., Sacyr SA, Veolia Environnement SA, Waste Connections Inc., Casella Waste Systems Inc., US Ecology Inc., Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc., Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd., GFL Environmental Inc., Waste Industries USA Inc., FCC Environment Ltd., Biffa PLC, Renewi PLC, Remondis SE & Co KG, Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., Ecolab Inc., Cleanaway Waste Management Limited, Transpacific Industries Group Ltd., Recology Inc., Newalta Corporation, Ecoserv LLC, Terracycle US Inc., Waste Pro USA Inc., Meridian Waste Solutions Inc., Wastequip LLC.

Waste management services encompass a wide range of activities related to the management of waste, spanning from its collection and recycling to monitoring. These services encompass waste collection, treatment, and disposal, as well as remediation services. They may operate materials recovery facilities and provide services like septic tank pumping and related activities. Remediation services are focused on addressing and halting environmental damage, involving the cleanup and removal of polluted or contaminated soil, sediment, surface water, or groundwater.

The primary categories within the domain of waste management and remediation services include waste collection, waste treatment and disposal, remediation services, and other waste management services. Waste collection pertains to the process of collecting and transporting waste by municipal services, similar organizations, public or private corporations, specialized enterprises, or government entities to treatment or disposal facilities. These services can be utilized both online and offline, serving various sectors such as residential, manufacturing, retail/wholesale, construction, and demolition.

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

The waste management and remediation services market consists of revenues earned by entities that provide waste collection, treatment, and disposal services, remediation services, operate materials recovery facilities, or provide septic tank pumping and related services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

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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