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Waste Incineration Services in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Waste incineration is a high-temperature (or thermal) waste treatment system that involves the combustion of organic substances in hazardous and nonhazardous waste materials. Buyers of waste incineration services include manufacturers, municipalities, and refinery operators.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Waste Incineration Services procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Waste Incineration Services market in the United States includes Waste Incineration, Hazardous Waste Hauling and Non-Hazardous Waste Hauling. Standard coding in this coverage includes ISIC-3821-Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste, NACE-38.21-Treatment And Disposal Of Non-Hazardous Waste, NAICS-562210-Waste treatment and disposal and UNSPSC-76122200-Waste incineration services.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Waste Incineration Services procurement coverage includes Municipal Solid Waste (General solid waste created by the public.), Waste-to-Energy (The process of creating energy, in the forms of heat and electricity, through waste incineration.) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (An agency of the United States federal government that is responsible for protecting human health and the environment.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Waste Incineration Services procurement report as suppliers are American Waste Management Services Inc., Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc., Covanta Holding Corp, Stericycle, Inc. and Heritage Environmental Services Llc.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Waste Incineration Services market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per ton, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Waste Incineration Services market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Waste Incineration Services procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Waste Incineration Services market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Waste Incineration Services market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Waste Incineration Services?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Waste Incineration Services is $90.78 per ton. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.18 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Waste Incineration Services market?
The top vendors in the Waste Incineration Services market include American Waste Management Services Inc., Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc., Covanta Holding Corp, Stericycle, Inc. and Heritage Environmental Services Llc.
What industries supply the Waste Incineration Services market?
The top industries supplying the Waste Incineration Services market are Fuel Dealers in the US, Petroleum Refining in the US, Industrial Machinery & Equipment Wholesaling in the US, Power Tools & Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing in the US, Truck & Bus Manufacturing in the US and Automobile Engine & Parts Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Waste Incineration Services?
Moderate supplier concentration limits negotiation leverage but ensures consistent service delivery . Buyers in the waste incineration services market face an environment where the top four suppliers hold over 40% of market share, creating moderate concentration. While this reduces buyers' ability to play vendors against each other for more favorable terms, the dominance of established providers ensures operational consistency and standardized service quality. Procurement teams should focus on relationship management with incumbents and utilize competitive benchmarking across available suppliers for incremental improvements rather than expecting drastic concessions or innovations through bidding.
What factors affect the price of Waste Incineration Services?
Service scope and complexity significantly affect pricing in waste incineration services. More complex services, such as transporting hazardous waste require advanced technology, regulatory compliance, and skilled labor, leading to higher prices.
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