Introduction

Definition
Municipal waste
Industrial waste
Construction, demolition & excavation waste
Hazardous waste
Geographical, national and regional definitions
Conversion factors
Exchange rates
Abbreviations

Executive Summary

Market size
Market drivers
Market segmentation
Supply structure
The future
Forecast

Market Drivers

Waste management legislation and policy
NI
Figure 1: Recycling targets for NI to 2020
RoI
Waste management initiatives
NI
RoI
Plastic bag levy boosts the ‘green’ agenda
Role of local authorities
NI
RoI
Industry support and investment
Job creation
RoI bottom of European recycling league
Landfill under increasing pressure
Socio-economic factors
The wider economy
NI
Figure 2: Economic indicators, NI & UK, 1996-2004
RoI
Figure 3: GDP at current and constant market prices, RoI, 1996-2004
Disposable income and personal consumption outlook
NI
Figure 4: NI economic forecast, 2004-07
RoI
Figure 5: Economic indicators, RoI, 1996-2004
Population
NI
Figure 6: Trends and projections in the NI population, by age group, 1999, 2004 and 2009
Figure 7: Percentage changes in population in NI, by age group, 1999-2004 and 2004-09
RoI
Figure 8: Trends and projections in the RoI population, by age group, 1999, 2004 and 2009
Figure 9: Percentage changes in population in RoI, by age group, 1999-2004 and 2004-09
Employment
Figure 10: Trends in the labour force, RoI and NI, 1999-2004
Figure 11: Employment forecast, NI, 2004-07

Market Size

Waste generation in NI
Figure 12: Total waste generation, NI, 2004
Recycling in NI
Southern Waste Management Partnership (SWaMP)
Figure 13: District council household waste recycling rates in SWaMP region, 2003 and 2004/05
arc21
Figure 14: MSW and household waste diversion, NI, 2002-04
Figure 15: District council household waste recycling rates in arc21 region, 2003 and 2004/05
North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG)
Figure 16: Household arisings and recovery for 1998, 1999, 2005 & 2010
Figure 17: District council household waste recycling rates in NWRWMG, 2003 and 2004/05
Waste generation in RoI
Figure 18: Total waste generation, RoI, 2004
Recycling in RoI
Figure 19: Waste recycled in RoI, 2003 and 2004 (excluding imports)
Figure 20: Non notified waste recycled abroad, RoI, 2003 and 2004
Figure 21: Export and import of non-notified waste, RoI, 2004
Waste generation and recycling by key geography in RoI
Dublin
Figure 22: Waste generation in the Dublin region, 2003
Figure 23: Recycling rate for household waste, Dublin, 2003
Cork
Figure 24: Waste produced by the household and commercial sectors in Cork, 2003
Figure 25: Domestic waste recycled (tonnes) from bring sites and civic amenity sites in Cork city, 2003

Market Segmentation
Municipal waste – NI
Figure 26: Municipal waste arisings and treatment in NI, 2004/05
Figure 27: NI household waste composition, 2004/05
Municipal waste – RoI
Figure 28: Municipal waste generation in RoI, 2002-04
Figure 29: Disposal and recovery of municipal waste, RoI, 2004
Figure 30: Composition of mixed residual household waste, RoI, 2004
Figure 31: Disposal and recovery rates in the household waste stream, 2004
Commercial and industrial waste – NI
Figure 32: Commercial and industrial waste arisings, NI, 2002
Figure 33: Waste per economic sector in NI, 2002
Commercial and industrial waste – RoI
Figure 34: Composition of mixed residual commercial waste, RoI, 2004
Figure 35: Disposal and recovery in the C&I waste stream, RoI, 2004
Construction, demolition & excavation waste – NI
Figure 36: Breakdown of C, D & E materials, NI, 2005
Figure 37: C, D & E arisings by treatment route, NI, 2003
Construction, demolition & excavation waste – RoI
Hazardous waste – NI
Figure 38: Estimated waste management routes for all NI special wastes, 2002
Hazardous waste – RoI
Figure 39: Summary of reported and projected generation of hazardous waste, RoI, 2001 & 2004
Packaging waste – NI
Figure 40: Total packaging waste, NI, 2000
Packaging waste – RoI
Figure 41: Packaging waste recovery and recycling performance, RoI, 2004

Supply Structure
NI
Figure 42: Summary of waste facilities by local authority organsiation, Northern Ireland, 2005
arc21
SWaMP
NWRWMG
RoI
Figure 43: Bring banks and civic amenity sites in RoI, 2004
Figure 44: Bring banks and civic amenity sites in operation, RoI, 2004
Figure 45: Destination of recyclable waste streams exported, RoI, 2004
Private and social sector players
NI
Allied Waste
Bryson House Recycling
NWP Recycling
Wilson Waste Management
RoI
Electronic Recycling
Greyhound Waste
Re-Gen Waste Ltd
Private sector initiatives

The Future

Need for new waste management infrastructure
Push for limits on packaging
Embed approach into long-term strategy

Forecast