According to the research report "Global Plastic Waste Management Market Outlook, 2031," published by Bonafide Research, the Global Plastic Waste Management market was valued at more than USD 40.19 Billion in 2025, and expected to reach a market size of more than USD 18551.49 Billion by 2031 with the CAGR of 4.32% from 2026-2031.

Top Six Companies Global Plastic Waste Management Market

Veolia Environnement SA: Veolia Environnement S.A., branded as Veolia, is a French transnational company with activities in three main service and utility areas traditionally managed by public authorities in water management, waste management and energy services. Veolia Environnement S.A. is a major global environmental services company with strong involvement in plastic waste management through collection, sorting, treatment, recycling, and circular-economy solutions. The company manages plastic waste from municipal, commercial, and industrial sources and converts selected waste streams into recycled raw materials that can be reused in packaging, construction, automotive, textiles, furniture, and household product applications. Veolia processes major plastic resins such as PET, HDPE, LDPE, and PP, helping customers reduce dependence on virgin plastic and lower environmental impact. Through its PlastiLoop by Veolia platform, the company supplies high-quality recycled plastic flakes and pellets, including food-grade recycled PET and other polymers for packaging applications. Veolia’s plastic waste management activities are supported by material recovery facilities, advanced sorting systems, recycling plants, and partnerships with industrial brands, making the company an important player in the transition from linear plastic disposal toward a circular plastic economy.

• Established: 1853

• Headquarters: Aubervilliers, France

• Employees: 215,000

• Revenue: USD 51,668 Million

SUEZ S.A: Suez SA (Suez) is a company focused on water cycle management and waste recycling and recovery. The company's main activities include municipal water services and waste recycling and recovery operations. Suez provides services such as water distribution and treatment, wastewater management, and recycling and waste recovery, including hazardous waste management. SUEZ S.A. is a leading environmental services company with strong operations in plastic waste management, recycling, and resource recovery. The company supports municipalities, industries, retailers, and commercial customers by collecting, sorting, treating, and recycling plastic waste from household waste, selective collection, waste collection centres, industrial waste, and commercial packaging streams. SUEZ recycles different plastic materials such as PET, PVC, LDPE, HDPE, and PP, converting them into high-quality secondary raw materials for use in packaging, pipes, agriculture, construction, and industrial applications. The company also operates advanced sorting and recycling facilities, including rigid plastic recovery solutions for recycling centres and PET bottle recycling facilities that produce food-grade recycled PET.

• Established: 1858

• Headquarters: Paris, France

• Employees: 40 000

• Revenue: USD 11,079 Million

Waste Management, Inc: Waste Management Inc (WM) is a provider of waste management and environmental services. Through its personal counseling, the company assists customers in achieving their green goals, including zero waste. It also offers waste management vertical from collection, solid and hazardous waste landfill management, transfer, recycling and resource recovery to disposal. Waste Management, Inc. now operating as WM, is one of the leading waste management and recycling companies in North America with a strong role in plastic waste management through collection, curbside recycling, material recovery facilities, commercial recycling programs, and recycled-material market development. The company collects recyclable plastics such as bottles, tubs, jugs, and selected rigid plastics from residential, commercial, and industrial customers, then sorts and processes them through its recycling infrastructure to recover usable plastic materials. WM also provides plastic recovery solutions for businesses and industrial customers, helping them design recycling programs for materials such as PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, plastic film, pallets, crates, containers, and other recyclable plastic streams. The company is investing in recycling infrastructure and advanced sorting technologies to improve plastic recovery rates and support demand for recycled content.

• Established: 1968

• Headquarters: Texas, United States

• Employees: 50,000

• Revenue: USD 25,204 Million

Republic Services, Inc: Republic Services Inc (Republic) is a provider of recycling processes and non-hazardous solid waste management services. It collects, recycles, treats, and recovers and disposes of waste. It owns or operates transfer stations, landfills, recycling centers, waste treatment facilities, waste recovery and disposal facilities, salt-water disposal wells and deep injection wells. Republic dumps non-hazardous special waste including asbestos, utility ash, and contaminated soils at its landfills, and disposes and converts that waste to energy. Republic Services, Inc. is a major U.S.-based environmental services company with an important role in plastic waste management through residential recycling, commercial waste collection, material recovery facilities, plastics sorting, and circularity-focused recycling solutions. The company collects recyclable plastic materials such as bottles, jugs, containers, and selected rigid plastics from households, businesses, municipalities, and industrial customers, then separates and processes these materials through its recycling network. Republic Services is also developing Polymer Centers, which are designed to improve plastic circularity by sorting plastics by polymer type and quality so that bottles and jugs can be converted back into recycled plastic feedstock for new packaging and products. Its plastic waste management activities help reduce landfill disposal, improve recycling quality, support recycled-content supply chains, and assist customers in achieving sustainability and waste-diversion targets.

• Established: 1998

• Headquarters: Arizona, United States

• Employees: 41,000

• Revenue: USD 16,591 Million

Clean Harbors, Inc: Clean Harbors Inc (Clean Harbors) is a provider of environmental, industrial, and energy services. It offers waste disposal and recycling, emergency response, field services, chemical packing, production services, exploration services, directional boring, lodging services and InSite services. It also provides end-to-end hazardous waste management, emergency spill response, industrial cleaning and maintenance, and recycling services. Clean Harbors, Inc. is a leading North American provider of environmental and industrial services with a role in plastic waste management mainly through hazardous waste handling, industrial waste collection, recycling support, treatment, and safe disposal services. The company serves industries such as chemicals, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, automotive, and retail, where plastic waste may be generated in the form of contaminated containers, plastic packaging, drums, liners, lab plastics, industrial plastic scrap, and waste mixed with hazardous or regulated materials. Clean Harbors helps customers manage these plastic waste streams through compliant collection, segregation, transportation, treatment, recycling where feasible, and secure disposal when recycling is not suitable. The company also supports waste minimization and sustainability programs by helping industrial customers reduce landfill disposal and improve material recovery. While Clean Harbors is not primarily a consumer plastic recycling company, its strength lies in managing complex, regulated, and industrial plastic waste streams safely and in compliance with environmental standards. 

• Established: 1980

• Headquarters: Massachusetts, United States 

• Employees: 25,000

• Revenue: USD 6,030 Million

Remondis SE & Co. KG: Remondis SE & Co. KG is one of the leading recycling, waste management, and resource recovery companies in Europe, with a strong presence in plastic waste management through collection, sorting, recycling, treatment, and secondary raw material production. The company manages plastic waste from municipal, commercial, industrial, packaging, and production-related sources, including plastic films, bottles, containers, rigid plastics, mixed plastics, and post-consumer packaging waste. Remondis supports the circular economy by operating advanced sorting and recycling facilities that separate plastic waste by material type and quality, allowing recyclable plastics such as PET, PE, PP, and other polymers to be processed into reusable raw materials. The company also provides customized recycling and disposal solutions for businesses, helping them reduce landfill dependency, improve waste segregation, and recover valuable plastic materials from complex waste streams. Through its recycling network and resource-efficiency approach, Remondis plays an important role in reducing plastic pollution, lowering virgin plastic demand, and supporting sustainable plastic value chains across Europe and other international markets. Remondis is German multinational company for recycling, water resource management and industrial and communal services with headquarters in Lünen. Globally, it ranks among the biggest recycling firms.

• Established: 1934

• Headquarters: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• Employees: 45,000

• Revenue: USD 15,327 Million