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Solid Waste Recycling in China Industry Data and Analysis
China's Solid Waste Recycling industry's revenue is expected to increase at an annualized 1.6% over the five years through 2024, to $15.9 billion. This includes anticipated growth of 1.0% in the current year. Although China's economic growth has slowed, increased environmental consciousness, high demand for limited resources and the country's ongoing urbanization have supported the industry's development. Large downstream markets, especially the manufacturing sector, have developed rapidly and stimulated the industry.In 2021, China began to restrict the import of solid waste, and competing imports decreased by 81.3% year-on-year. Restricting the import of solid waste is conducive to ensuring the safety of residents' lives as competing imports often involve higher environmental risks. Exports have also declined in the past two years, and industry enterprises have the ability to improve the utilization of these solid wastes.For more than a decade, rising solid waste volumes from the household and industrial sectors have driven industry growth. Increasing waste volumes and complexity have followed from stronger economic conditions.The development of the industry is also supported by the Government, which has set up many preferential policies for the industry. The Government encourages the industry to actively develop new technologies to deal with more complex solid waste. The Government takes different measures to treat different types of solid waste. The fine classification of domestic waste also provides a better environment for the development of sub-fields like back-end incineration power generation, kitchen waste composting.Industry revenue is forecast to rise at an annualized 1.7% over the five years through 2029, to $17.3 billion. Continued urbanization and a rising emphasis on environmental protection and resource reclamation are anticipated to drive industry growth in the coming years.
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What's included in this industry analysis
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2015-2030. The most recent publication was released June 2025.
About this industry
What's this industry report about?
The Solid Waste Recycling industry in China operates under the industry code 4320. Firms in the Solid Waste Recycling industry sort and conduct secondary recovery of non-metal waste and recycled fragments from various other types of solid waste. These enterprises turn waste into usable raw materials and also prepare waste for further processing. Producing new products using solid waste is not included in the industry. Related terms covered in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China include biodiesel, processing factory and scrap.
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in Solid Waste Recycling industry in China include Non-metallic raw material recycling, Rubber recycling and Glass and plastic waste recycling.
What companies are included in this industry?
Companies covered in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China include China Everbright Environment Group Limited, Beijing Geoenviron Engineering&Technology, Inc. and China Everbright Greentech Limited.
Performance
What's included in the Performance chapter?
The Performance chapter covers detailed analysis, datasets, detailed current performance, sources of volatility and an outlook with forecasts for the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include what's driving current industry performance, what influences industry volatility, how do successful businesses overcome volatility, what's driving the industry outlook. This analysis is supported with data and statistics on industry revenues, costs, profits, businesses and employees.
Products & Markets
What's included in the Products and Markets chapter?
The Products and Markets chapter covers detailed product and service segmentation, analysis of major markets and international trade data for the for the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include how are the industry's products and services performing, what are innovations in industry products and services, what products or services do successful businesses offer and what's influencing demand from the industry's markets. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by product and service segmentation and major markets.
Geographic Breakdown
What's included in the Geographic Breakdown chapter?
The Geographic Breakdown chapter covers detailed analysis and datasets on regional performance of the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China.
Questions answered in this chapter include where are industry businesses located and how do businesses use location to their advantage. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by location.
Competitive Forces
What's included in the Competitive Forces chapter?
The Competitive Forces chapter covers the concentration, barriers to entry and supplier and buyer profiles in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China. This includes data and statistics on industry market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitute products and buyer & supplier power.
Questions answered in this chapter include what impacts the industry's market share concentration, how do successful businesses handle concentration, what challenges do potential industry entrants face, how can potential entrants overcome barriers to entry, what are substitutes for industry services, how do successful businesses compete with substitutes and what power do buyers and suppliers have over the industry and how do successful businesses manage buyer & supplier power.
Companies
What's included in the Companies chapter?
The Companies chapter covers Key Takeaways, Market Share and Companies in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China. This includes data and analysis on companies operating in the industry that hold a market share greater than 5%.
Questions answered in this chapter include what companies have a meaningful market share and how each company is performing.
External Environment
What's included in the External Environment chapter?
The External Environment chapter covers Key Takeaways, External Drivers, Regulation & Policy and Assistance in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China. This includes data and statistics on factors impacting industry revenue such as economic indicators, regulation, policy and assistance programs.
Questions answered in this chapter include what demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the industry, what regulations impact the industry, what assistance is available to this industry.
Financial Benchmarks
What's included in the Financial Benchmarks chapter?
The Financial Benchmarks chapter covers Key Takeaways, Cost Structure, Financial Ratios, Valuation Multiples and Key Ratios in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China. This includes financial data and statistics on industry performance including key cost inputs, profitability, key financial ratios and enterprise value multiples.
Questions answered in this chapter include what trends impact industry costs and how financial ratios have changed overtime.
Industry Data
What's included in the Industry Data chapter?
The Industry Data chapter includes 10 years of historical data with 5 years of forecast data covering statistics like revenue, industry value add, establishments, enterprises, employment and wages in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the market size of the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China in 2026?
The market size of the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China is $15.9bn in 2026.
How many businesses are there in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China in 2025?
There are 1,016 businesses in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 4.1 % between 2020 and 2025.
How may import tariffs affect the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China?
The Solid Waste Recycling industry in China is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China?
The Solid Waste Recycling industry in China is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 1.6 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China?
The biggest companies operating in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China are China Everbright Environment Group Limited, Beijing Geoenviron Engineering&Technology, Inc. and China Everbright Greentech Limited
What does the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China include?
Non-metallic raw material recycling and Rubber recycling are part of the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China?
The company holding the most market share in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China is China Everbright Environment Group Limited.
How competitive is the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China?
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Solid Waste Recycling industry in China.
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