Solid Waste Services & Recycling Industry Overview

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

Full Solid Waste Services & Recycling Industry Description

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.

Full Solid Waste Services & Recycling Industry Trends

• Actelios S.p.A.
• Advanced Recycling Sciences, Inc.
• Allied Waste Industries, 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 Solid Waste Services & Recycling 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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