Released on = April 16, 2007, 1:11 am

Press Release Author = Bharat Book Bureau

Industry = Marketing

Press Release Summary = Executive Summary

This report analyses the global waste market, with particular reference to municipal
solid waste (MSW). Key Note estimates that the amount of MSW generated worldwide in
2006 was 2.02 billion tonnes.


Press Release Body = Global Waste Management - Market Assesment

Executive Summary

This report analyses the global waste market, with particular reference to municipal
solid waste (MSW). Key Note estimates that the amount of MSW generated worldwide in
2006 was 2.02 billion tonnes. There is a link between growth in wealth and increase
in waste - the more affluent a society becomes, the more waste it generates. As the
less wealthy nations develop, they too are creating more wealth, thus adding to the
world's waste output. Waste is produced by all activities of industry and commerce,
with important waste streams including construction/demolition, mining, quarrying,
manufacturing and municipal waste. Much of the focus of this report is on MSW,
because it is the most widespread waste stream and is produced by millions of
people. MSW requires major financial and logistical resources to collect, recycle
and arrange final disposal. Industrial waste generally has a greater tonnage than
MSW, but its management is the responsibility of relatively small and specific
sectors of society. Environmentally acceptable waste-management practices are
essential if damaging consequences are to be avoided, such as those due to
toxic/hazardous waste, greenhouse-gas emissions, water pollution, air pollution and
noise/visual impact (of recycling/waste disposal facilities). Incinerators provide
an effective means of reducing the bulk of municipal waste, but it is important that
they do not emit harmful gases, compounds and particles. This report provides an
account of published waste statistics for a wide range of countries. In the
waste-management market, available data are often old, incomplete and lack harmony
in terms of definition. Efforts are being made in more developed economies to
produce up-to-date statistics, but for the majority of the world's population, waste
data are very poorly reported. Key Note presents a broad global coverage of
available information, to provide an overall view of municipal data by tonnage,
generation per capita per annum and disposal route. For some industrialised
countries, Key Note has included statistics on waste streams in addition to
municipal data. An important part of this report is a discussion of legislation,
government waste-management policy and market structure for the major countries in
the EU, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and South America, as well as the US.
The prime driver behind improved waste management is legislation, but this does not
fulfill its aims unless it is supported by effective enforcement. Indeed, a lack of
enforcement gives rise to unscrupulous operators that appear to comply with the law,
but in practice deal with waste incorrectly or even dump it illegally.

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