Waste Management in Europe

July 2026 | 49 pages | ID: W703C21E796EN
MarketLine

Abstracts

Summary

Waste Management in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative

Summary

information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• Waste management involves a comprehensive set of activities designed to handle waste materials effectively, ensuring environmental protection, public health, and resource conservation.
• The European waste management industry recorded a value of $375,092.6 million in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.5% between 2020 and 2025.
• Industry consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 3.9% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 3,492,961.4 thousand tonnes in 2025.
• In 2025, the European waste management industry grew by 2.8% annually, driven by increased industrial activity across sectors such as manufacturing, construction, and logistics.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the waste management market in Europe
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the waste management market in Europe
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key waste management market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Europe waste management market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the Europe waste management market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the Europe waste management market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Europe waste management market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• Who are the top competitors in Europe's waste management market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market Value
1.2. Market Value Forecast
1.3. Market Volume
1.4. Market Volume Forecast
1.5. Category Segmentation
1.6. Geography Segmentation
1.7. Market Rivalry
1.8. Competitive Landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market Definition
2.2. Market Analysis
2.3. Market Trends
2.4. Regulatory Landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market Value
3.2. Market Volume

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category Segmentation
4.2. Geography Segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market Value Forecast
5.2. Market Volume Forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer Power
6.3. Supplier Power
6.4. New Entrants
6.5. Threat Of Substitutes
6.6. Degree Of Rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strategies of the market players?
7.3. What are the recent developments of the market players?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Veolia Environnement SA
8.2. Suez SA
8.3. Seche Environnement SA
8.4. Biffa Ltd

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry Associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Europe waste management industry value: $ million, 2020-25
Table 2: Europe waste management industry volume: thousand tonnes, 2020-25
Table 3: Europe waste management industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 4: Europe waste management industry category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Table 5: Europe waste management industry geography segmentation: $ million, 2025
Table 6: Europe waste management industry value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Table 7: Europe waste management industry volume forecast: thousand tonnes, 2025-30
Table 8: Veolia Environnement SA: Key Facts
Table 9: Veolia Environnement SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 10: Veolia Environnement SA: Key Employees
Table 11: Veolia Environnement SA: Key Employees Continued
Table 12: Suez SA: Key Facts
Table 13: Suez SA: Key Employees
Table 14: Seche Environnement SA: Key Facts
Table 15: Seche Environnement SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: Seche Environnement SA: Key Employees
Table 17: Biffa Ltd: Key Facts
Table 18: Biffa Ltd: Key Employees
Table 19: Europe Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 20: Europe Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 21: Europe GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 22: Europe Inflation, 2021-25
Table 23: Europe Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 24: Europe Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Europe waste management industry value: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 2: Europe waste management industry volume: thousand tonnes, 2020-25
Figure 3: Europe waste management industry category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 4: Europe waste management industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 5: Europe waste management industry value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Figure 6: Europe waste management industry volume forecast: thousand tonnes, 2025-30
Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the waste management industry in Europe, 2025
Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the waste management industry in Europe, 2025
Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the waste management industry in Europe, 2025
Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the waste management industry in Europe, 2025
Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the waste management industry in Europe, 2025
Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the waste management industry in Europe, 2025