ecoprog GmbH

Waste to Energy 2025/2026

The leading standard reference for the WtE industry. The 18th edition includes:

• Global market development forecast 2025-2034 on a country-by-country basis
• Analysis of more than 3,000 WtE plants and 1,300 projects worldwide
• Country-level analyses for more than 50 key WtE markets, covering market factors, trends, existing plant assets and project pipelines
• Overview of key operators and technology providers, including market shares 
• Investment and operating costs, revenues, and exemplary project calculations 
  
  In addition to the report, you will get free access to waste & bio Data (WtE module) for 12 months.
  The database contains information on all plants and projects, including capacity, status, start of operation, technology, flue gas cleaning, manufacturer, operator, and more. This also includes a weekly updated project tracker and a list of active plants. The complete dataset can optionally be purchased in Excel.

The study is available starting from 4,100.– € net. Preview our comprehensive report: download the free extract with the full Table of Contents and selected pages.

Contact:

Johannes Eich
ecoprog GmbH
+49 221 788 03 88
j.eich(at)ecoprog.com

 

Background

The market for thermal treatment and energetic recovery of residual and other types of solid waste is growing continuously. Increasing waste amounts, shrinking landfill spaces in agglomerations and higher ecological standards stimulate this growth throughout the world.

As of early 2025, there were more than 3,100 WtE plants worldwide, reaching a disposal capacity of about 640 million tons per year. We estimate about 3,300 plants with a capacity of more than 770 million tons to be operational by 2034.