Global waste management market to double in pursuit of zero-waste goals

James Murray
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Frost & Sullivan report predicts global industrial waste management services market to hit $750bn by 2020

The global market for industrial waste management services is set to more than double by the end of the decade, as growing numbers of businesses and government pursue zero-waste-to-landfill policies...

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