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2 INDUSTRY PROFIL
The waste management industry is highly fragmented. There is stiff competition and high
barriers to entry. New technologies have made the industry structure more wide and now
recycling is playing an important role. Non-hazardous waste management is a mature market
which has a strong hold in the overall waste management industry.
The majority of waste management industry is engaged in the collection, transportation, and
disposal of solid and non-hazardous waste products in landfills. By holding a large share of the
industry, private companies are enjoying the maximum profit from the industry.
The market is mainly driven by the quantity of waste generated and waste recycled. The other
factors which contribute to the growth of the industry are gross domestic product, increasing
environmental concerns and illegal dumping cases. Any changes in these factors may impact the
industry accordingly.
Waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, and
monitoring of waste materials. Concern over the environment is being seen a massive
increase in recycling globally, which has grown to be an important part of modern
civilization. The consumption habits of modern consumerist lifestyles are causing a huge
global waste problem. Industrialization and economic growth have produced more
amounts of waste, including hazardous and toxic wastes. There is a growing realization of
the negative impacts that wastes have had on the local environment (air, water, land,
human health etc.)
Waste generation per capita has increased and is expected to continue to climb with a
growing population, wealth, and consumerism throughout the world. Approaches to solving
this waste problem in a scalable and sustainable manner would lead us to a model that uses
waste as an input in the production of commodities and value monetized, making waste
management a true profit center. The conversion of waste as a potential source of energy
has a value as a supplemental feedstock for the rapidly developing bio-fuels sector. A
variety of new technologies are being used and developed for the production of biofuels,
which are capable of converting wastes into heat, power, fuels or chemical feedstock.
Gyaspur Sanitary Landfill. The budget of 27.30 million has been allocated to the Gyaspur
scientific landfill development.
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh The only landfill of this city, the Bhanpur Dumpsite is located at
around 15 km away from the city limits. There are proposals of opening three more new landfills
around the city. These landfills of 64 acres are expected to serve for a period of 20 years. The
project cost is estimated to be around 5,550,000, which is roughly around 400,000,000 INR.
These projects will involve waste processing, along with deriving compost manure.
Bangalore, Karnataka, Bangalore, with a population of 8.5 million, produces nearly 3,000 MT
of waste per day, which comprises of around 53% of vegetable and organic waste, while paper
and plastic makes for about 20%. Presently, there is a scarcity of landfills and with an erratic
garbage collection system (as a result of privatization), the people of Bangalore have begun to
dump the waste at any street corner resulting in garbage strewn all across the city. As per the
directive from High Court dry and the wet waste generated in Bangalore city transport to
different landfills instead of dumping them together. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
(BBMP) is to transport only dry waste to the Mandur landfill. The wet waste is to go to the
temporary landfill at Survey No.31 of Chikknagamangala village, Sarjapur Hobli on the citys
outskirts. The State government has recently identified a new landfill, which is spread across
94.35 acres. The Government is also looking for foreign players to help resolve this issue. A Sri
Lankan group has come forward to invest 38.46 million and they will implement Israeli waste
management technology.