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An Overview of the Industry Trends and Developments in the US Waste Management Industry.


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The private waste management industry in the US includes over 10,000 companies with combined annual revenue of $50 billion. Three national companies, Waste Management, Allied Waste, and Republic Services together handle more than half the solid waste generated in the US. Beyond the top three companies, the industry is highly fragmented frag·ment  
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. A moderate-sized company has $10 million in annual revenue.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Demand depends on the volume of waste generated, which depends on the level of economic activity and consumer spending Consumer demand or consumption is also known as personal consumption expenditure. It is the largest part of aggregate demand or effective demand at the macroeconomic level. . The profitability of individual companies depends on efficient operations, because the service is a commodity sold based on price. Big companies have large efficiencies of scale in operations. Small companies can compete successfully by offering specialized spe·cial·ize  
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 services or serving local markets. Annual revenue per employee is $200,000 at large companies, $125,000 at smaller ones.

PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Major services are waste collection, waste treatment and disposal, remediation, and recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. . Waste collection accounts for about 55 percent of industry revenue, treatment and disposal for 20 percent, and remediation for 15 percent. Small companies usually operate in only one of these segments. Larger companies often have vertically integrated operations that include all of these components.

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Companies Mentioned

--Waste Management

--Allied Waste

--Republic Services

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