Hazardous Waste Services Industry Overview

Companies that provide hazardous waste collection, treatment, transfer, and/or disposal services.

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Consolidation

Economies of scale provided by the vertical integration of waste management operations has pushed consolidation. In 1989 there were 7,500 landfills in the US; in 2000 about 3,091. Some large landfill operators have acquired waste collection companies to ensure a steady wastestream.

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• Amanasu Environment Corporation
• Caprius, Inc.
• Kaiser Group Holdings, Inc.

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Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Hazardous Waste Services maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

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• Air & Waste Management Association
  
• American Academy of Environmental Engineers
  
• Chemical Strategies Partnership
  

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