Summary

The Latin America waste management market pose huge demand for the waste management providers as it is developing and growing rapidly. Many countries int eh region are preferring to become green cities, recycling and environmental friendly in their approach. Governments as wel as the private sector providers are positively responding to the rising problems caused by waste in the region. Also, they are raising awareness for the benefits they can receive from good and efficient waste management policies and practices. Few of the many reasons why the Latin American nations are increasingly focusing on the waste management recently are:

Key Highlights
Lack of space - Cities are growing and people are moving to suburbs and to the rural areas. As they move they are getting closer to areas in which trash has been deposited, such as open landfills.
Open Landfill - The open space in which waste are just thrown are now becoming obsolete. Open landfills are known to pollute the environment. Cities are becoming conscious that places like these just call for insects, rats, odors and diseases such as plagues. The bad waste management can be translated into increasing healthcare costs. Overall, this means that the living in the same neighborhood with the open landfill can be very challenging


Key Market Trends

E-waste management is a niche area yet for South American Nations

In the present scenario, managing e-waste properly presents an impeccable opportunity to use the valuable materials that can be found in many types of discarded devices. If recycling is not properly carried out, precious resources can be lost. In Latin America, countries both produce and import e-waste, forming an intra-regional flow that exists mostly on the margins of regulation. Due to the region’s accelerated economic growth and level of development, the amount of e-waste is growing even faster than in other regions.In the recent times, e-waste has become a very prominent issue on national agendas across Latin America. “Private sector and civil society organizations too have a growing interest in solving the e-waste problem. This is not only due to political pressure and public concerns about the hazardous components of e-waste, but also due to the attractive business opportunities that e-waste management offers. Increasingly Latin American countries are seeing e-waste management as a generator of new green enterprises and employment. Of particular concern in Latin America is the smuggling, and informal collection and dismantling of e-waste, which leads to unfair competition and unpredictable dangers. These challenges can be addressed by having the right systems in place, including policies and regulations, e-waste service providers, sound financing and properly functioning markets, appropriate technology and skills, societies that are well-informed and aware, and, of course, good monitoring, control and enforcement bodies.”

Argentina taking the lead on effective waste management in Latin America

In Argentina, municipal plans often go unimplemented because the municipalities depend hugely on the financial and human resources allocated by provincial governments and on provincial investment in solid waste infrastructure projects. Efficient waste management systems heavily depend on effective institutional coordination and collaboration at all government levels. Within this context, there is a lack of data available necessary for municipal waste management planning and what data is available is often not shared among institutions. Recently, some provinces have passed a legislation on e-waste and a national framework has recently been discussed in the federal parliament. New initiatives include joint projects between the National Institute for Industrial Technology (INTI), municipalities and civil society to install plants for processing e-waste, which will be eventually managed by social cooperatives. A national campaign about the importance of recycling computer equipment is being run by the Ministry of Education.

Competitive Landscape

The Latin American waste management market is highly competitive with newer laws being implemented by the governments for effective waste management and develop better waste recycling initiatives.

Additional Benefits:

The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
3 months of analyst support

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