Top waste management companies in the world 2023

Veolia is the largest waste management company in the world based on revenue. The French provider of water, waste, and energy management services reported revenue of over 50 billon U.S. dollars in the financial year ended December 2023. One year prior, Veolia completed the acquisition of Suez, another French waste management company, for 12.9 billion euros.

Which is the largest waste company in the United States?

A number of the world's leading waste management companies are based in the United States, the largest of which is Waste Management Inc, headquartered in Houston, Texas. In 2023, Waste Management's operating revenue was 20.4 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of some 3.7 percent in comparison to the previous year. The company provides its waste services to the United States and Canada.

Waste management technology

Despite the waste industry being perceived as slow moving, investment into digitalizing the waste management industry is expected to grow. The smart waste management market, which uses technologies that typically incorporate Internet of Things (IoT) monitoring tools to make waste management more efficient and sustainable, is expected to grow considerably in the coming years.

Revenue of selected major waste management companies worldwide in FY 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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July 2024

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Worldwide

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FY 2023

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For the fiscal year ended on December 2023, except for Biffa and Renewi, whose FY ended in March 2023

Supplementary notes

This statistic has been compiled by Statista from multiple companies' annual reports.

Veolia: Consolidated Financial Statements, page 4.

Waste Management, Inc: Form 10-K, page 44.

Republic Services: Form 10-K, page 68.

Remondis: company's blog article, for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Waste Connections, Inc: Form 10-K, page 85.

Suez S.A.: Consolidated Financial Statements, page 23.

GFL Environmental: Consolidated Financial Statements, page F-8.

Clean Harbors: Form 10-K, page 52.

Biffa Limited: Annual Report and Accounts, page 36.

Renewi: Annual Report and Accounts, page 172.

Casella Waste Systems: Form 10-K, page 63.

Figures have been rounded
Figures for Veolia, Remondis, Suez, and Renewi have been converted from EUR to USD at a rate of 1 EUR = 1.1038 USD (as of December 31, 2023).
Figure for Biffa has been converted from GBP to USD at a rate of 1 GBP = 1.273 USD (as of December 31, 2023).
Figure for GFL Environmental has been converted from CAD to USD at a rate of 1 CAD = 0.7547 USD (as of December 31, 2023).

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