Waste Management in South America

July 2026 | 49 pages | ID: WF494BE1830DEN
MarketLine

Abstracts

Summary

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

Summary

information including: 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 South American waste management industry recorded a value of $15,472.2 million in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.0% between 2020 and 2025.
• Industry consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 2.1% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 199,924.3 thousand tonnes in 2025.
• In 2025, the South American waste management industry grew by 3.8% annually, due to the growth in the intensity of industrial activity across various sectors such as manufacturing, construction, and logistics.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the waste management market in South America
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the waste management market in South America
• 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 South America waste management market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the South America waste management market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the South America waste management market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South America waste management market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• What are the main segments that make up South America'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. Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais
8.2. Companhia de Saneamento do Parana
8.3. Seche Environnement SA
8.4. Veolia Environnement SA

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: South America waste management industry value: $ million, 2020-25
Table 2: South America waste management industry volume: thousand tonnes, 2020-25
Table 3: South America waste management industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 4: South America waste management industry category segmentation: $ million, 2020-25
Table 5: South America waste management industry geography segmentation: $ million, 2025
Table 6: South America waste management industry value forecast: $ million, 2025-30
Table 7: South America waste management industry volume forecast: thousand tonnes, 2025-30
Table 8: Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais: Key Facts
Table 9: Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 10: Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais: Key Employees
Table 11: Companhia de Saneamento do Parana: Key Facts
Table 12: Companhia de Saneamento do Parana: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: Companhia de Saneamento do Parana: 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: Veolia Environnement SA: Key Facts
Table 18: Veolia Environnement SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 19: Veolia Environnement SA: Key Employees
Table 20: Veolia Environnement SA: Key Employees Continued
Table 21: South America Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

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