Liquid Waste Management Market Outlook:
Liquid Waste Management Market size was estimated at USD 89.6 billion in 2024 and is expected to surpass USD 148.8 billion by the end of 2034, rising at a CAGR of 5.7% during the forecast period, i.e., 2025-2034. In 2025, the industry size of liquid waste management is assessed at USD 94.5 billion.
The liquid waste management market growth is being driven by growing regulations on wastewater discharge and the increase in government funding for treatment systems. The U.S. EPA stated funding through the America’s Water Infrastructure Act has seen annual increases in funds, increasing the number of competitive and directed grants and loans to community water systems serving more than 3,301 residents to conduct resilience assessments and improve chemicals and containment systems. Inflation-adjusted measures for water treatment chemicals used in water treatment, such as chemical coagulants and disinfectants, which were reflected in the growing Producer Price Index (PPI) from 2020-2022. Additionally, the general increase in municipal wastewater prices based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed prices increased annually on average by 4-5 % based on increased costs of raw materials and labor, as outlined by the EPA in their chemical supply risk report 2022-23.
The US gained further reliance on importing chlorine and phosphoric precursors to the treatment systems, creating vulnerability in its supply chains. New manufacturing capacity expansion primarily on the Gulf Coast is also vulnerable to disruptions from extreme weather events. UNCTAD reported over USD 1.1 trillion combined worth of plastics, including recycled feedstocks, around the world in 2018, which supported the manufacturing of treatment chemicals. The investment in research and development for chemical substitution and supply chain resilience is robust, with profiles from the EPA focused on deploying alternative coagulants, and the USDA bioeconomy plan allocating more than USD 1.1 billion for biomass supply chain demonstration projects.
