49% Micro
35% Small
10% Mid
5% Large
1% Mega
UK Waste Collection Industry Information
The waste collection industry includes the collection, treatment, disposal and recovery of waste materials such as household waste and, hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
Active Businesses
8,231
Annual Sales
£26bn +
Employees
102,459
Economic Contribution
£7bn
Tags
49% Micro
35% Small
10% Mid
5% Large
1% Mega
30% Established
24% Young
22% Startup
21% Mature
3% New
28% Declining
25% Healthy
19% Rapid
17% High
10% Low
Waste Collection Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Waste Collection Industry Valuation
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There are 8,231 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £26 billion .
The Industry employs around 102,458 people and contributes £7 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Waste Collection companies is London with 1,316 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 209.
The largest Waste Collection company is European Metal Recycling Limited with a turnover of £4.1bn. 49% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 10% Mid companies.
21% of the Waste Collection Industry is made up of 21% Mature but the majority are Established businesses (30%) the oldest company is Singleton Birch Limited founded in 1875.
Waste Collection industry has a number of high growth companies (17%), the fastest growing company is Fcc O&m Services Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 109%. Other fast growing companies include Ward Group Holdings Limited (91%), Wastecare Compliance Plc (66%) and Exfavilla Limited (63%).
The UK Waste Collection Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.56x, Turnover multiple of 1.65x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.17x.