Plastic Waste Management Market Analysis

Source (Residential, Commercial, Industrial)

The plastic waste management market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by source into residential, commercial, and industrial. Out of these, the residential segment is expected to garner the highest market share by 2037, owing to a high number of residential buildings across the world, rapid urbanization, and a growing population across the world. The United States Census Bureau stated that there were around 142,153,010 housing units in the U.S. as of June 2021.

Our in-depth analysis of the global plastic waste management market includes the following segments:

By Service	Collection Recycling Incineration Landfills Others
By Polymer	Polypropylene Low-density Polyethylene High-density Polyethylene Polyvinyl Chloride Polyurethane Terephthalate Others
By Source	Residential Commercial Industrial
By End-Use	Packaging Textile Consumer Product Transportation Building & Construction Electrical & Electronics Others

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In the year 2025, the industry size of plastic waste management is assessed at USD 33.77 billion.

The plastic waste management market size was over USD 32.7 billion in 2024 and is likely to reach USD 54.86 billion by the end of 2037, growing at around 4.2% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2025-2037. The high production rate of plastic and need of plastic products is expected to generate high amount of plastic waste will impel the market growth.

Asia Pacific industry is expected to hold largest revenue share by 2037, propelled by generation of large amounts of plastic waste in the region.

The major players in the market include Republic Services, Inc., Biffa plc, Waste Management, Inc., SUEZ, Covanta Holding Corp., Veolia Environnement SA, CLEAN HARBORS, INC., Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Stericycle Inc., REMONDIS SE & Co. KG.

Plastic Waste Management Market Analysis