U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Management Market Analysis

U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Management Market Analysis

The U.S. municipal solid trash management market from residential sector will witness over 1.5% growth through 2026. The market trend is primarily focused toward effective handling of domestic consumables including product packaging, food scraps, newspapers, grass, clippings, clothing, bottles, and appliances. This trash is derived from various single & multifamily residential structure & establishments. Growing development of such establishments will have a significant impact on the market growth.
 

For local civic bodies, municipal solid waste management across the U.S. has risen as a severe concern over the last decade. The situation is degrading on account of ongoing increase in country’s population. Inefficient waste disposal not only poses serious environmental concerns but also negatively  impacts the public health index.
 

As a result, policymakers & regulators across the country are promoting the development of decentralized municipal solid waste management systems across respective regions & states. The deployment of such systems helps in alleviating concerns toward environmental issues associated with waste disposal along with reduction of waste source quantity.
 

The involvement of local communities will significantly help the local municipalities to carry out effective municipal solid waste management practices over the coming years. In addition, the introduction of mandates by policymakers pertaining to waste disposal will further accelerate the market trends across the region.
 

The overall MSW volume will decline in 2020 due to large scale lockdown of all commercial centers initiated by respective governments to subdue the spread of COVID – 19. Due to this, the residential waste generation statistics will surge since majority of the population are in their respective houses.
 

The U.S. municipal solid waste management market has undergone substantial improvement over the recent past. Ongoing implementation of multiple regulatory mandates & measures to sustain & implement ecological trash disposal practices has augmented the market size. Currently, most of the regions are reinforcing efforts to increase their investments across the regional recycling and composting/AD industry.
 

However due to large scale breakout of COVID – 19, the country’s waste management companies are facing challenges associated with maintaining the continuity in the workforce & infrastructure operations. The increase in the logistical and operational complexity of disposing the waste generated due to the lockdown initiated by respective governments has subdued the efficiency of advanced waste disposal services & practices.
 

Adoption of stringent regulations towards discouraging the applications/utilizations of plastics has created a significant impact on paper and paperboards material consumption. These products are primarily utilized as packaging materials or non-durable goods. Nondurable goods comprise newspapers, cups, tissue paper, and paper plates.
 

On the contrary, packaging & containers involve products including milk cartons ,bags & sacks, and corrugated boxes. Most of these types of discarded wastes are easily recyclable; thereby, their market demand and application scope are witnessing a substantial surge across the country.
 

As per the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the recycle rate of paper & paperboard in municipal solid waste management was almost 65% in the country in 2018 and is considered to be the highest as compared to other materials. Moreover, the incineration of these wastes does not have any severe environmental impact. Therefore, strong inclination toward their usage as compared to other materials in municipal solid waste management is witnessing significant momentum.
 

West South Central, South Atlantic, North East and Pacific States account for over 65% of the U.S. municipal solid waste management market share. The market size for U.S. municipal solid trash management is anticipated to witness a substantial growth on account of strong focus toward the implementation of advanced trash treatment technologies & practices.
 

In 2019, the North East region cumulatively contributed to over 12% of the total waste in the U.S. To effectively cater to the surging residential and commercial trash, the departments such as Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association have introduced a single-stream recycling system under which all the recyclable materials are placed in one bin only and thereafter sorted at the recycling center. This method has raised the recycling rate providing the freedom of dumping unbundled & unseparated recyclable materials into a single container.