50% Micro
35% Small
10% Mid
5% Large
1% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024
UK Waste Collection Industry
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
8,141
Annual Sales
£24bn +
Employees
93,052
Economic Contribution
£7bn
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Location of Waste Collection Companies
Waste Collection Companies by Size
Waste Collection Companies by Age
31% Established
26% Young
22% Mature
21% Startup
0% New
Oldest Waste Collection Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Waste Collection Companies
28% Declining
25% Healthy
20% Rapid
17% High
10% Low
Fastest Growing Waste Collection Companies
3yr CAGR
Waste Collection Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Waste Collection Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Waste Collection Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Waste Collection Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery Industry Insights
There are 8,141 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £24 billion .
The Industry employs around 93,051 people and contributes £7 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Waste Collection companies is London with 1,312 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 207.
The largest Waste Collection company is European Metal Recycling Limited with a turnover of £4.8bn. 50% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 10% Mid companies.
21% of the Waste Collection Industry is made up of 21% Startup but the majority are Established businesses (31%) 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 Urbaser Environmental Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 109%. Other fast growing companies include Ward Group Holdings Limited (91%), Wrg Environmental Limited (74%) and Enfinium K3 Chp Operations Limited (65%).
The UK Waste Collection Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 13.20x, Turnover multiple of 1.79x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.60x.
