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PUBLISHER: Polaris Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1831696
PUBLISHER: Polaris Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1831696
Food Waste Management Market Size, Share, & Industry Analysis Report By Waste Type (Cereals, Dairy Products, Fruits & Vegetables), By Process, By Source, By Application, and By Region - Market Forecast, 2025-2034
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The food waste management market size is expected to reach USD 69.03 billion by 2034, according to a new study by Polaris Market Research. The report "Food Waste Management Market Share, Size, Trends, Industry Analysis Report: By Waste Type (Cereals, Dairy Products, Fruits & Vegetables), By Process, By Source, By Application, and By Region; Market Forecast, 2025-2034" gives a detailed insight into current market dynamics and provides analysis on future market growth.
Food waste management is the practice of transforming discarded food materials into usable resources through efficient collection, treatment, and recovery processes. The increasing adoption of circular economy principles, where food waste is no longer viewed as mere disposal material but as a valuable input for creating fertilizers, animal feed, and bioenergy, drives the market growth. This shift toward resource optimization reflects a broader global movement to minimize environmental footprints while enhancing sustainability across industries. Businesses are reducing operational inefficiencies and also aligning with global sustainability goals by integrating waste-to-value solutions.
The rapid technological advancement in waste treatment methods further drives the food waste management market. Innovations in sorting, recycling, and processing technologies are improving the efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of waste management systems. Automated and sensor-based systems allow better segregation of waste, while advancements in composting and anaerobic digestion maximize resource recovery. These technological improvements enhance waste valorization and also make large-scale implementation more feasible, supporting the industry's long-term growth and transition toward a sustainable and efficient ecosystem.
Food Waste Management Market Report Highlights
In terms of waste type, the fruits and vegetables segment led the market with a 39.83% revenue share in 2024, primarily due to their highly perishable nature and short shelf life.
Based on process, the anaerobic digestion segment is projected to be the fastest-growing process, with a 5.6% CAGR, as it generates renewable biogas while managing organic waste.
North America held a dominant 32.6% global market share in 2024, supported by advanced infrastructure, strong regulations, and high adoption of sustainable practices.
The Asia Pacific market is expected to grow at a 5.9% CAGR from 2025 to 2034, fueled by rapid urbanization, growing populations, and rising food waste volumes.
A few global key market players include Biffa; Casella Waste Systems, Inc.; Cleanaway; FCC Recycling (UK) Ltd; Hulsey; REMONDIS SE & Co. KG; Republic Services; Reworld; Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Inc.; Suez; Veolia Environnement SA; and WM Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.
Polaris Market Research has segmented the market report on the basis of waste type, process, source, application, and region:
By Waste Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020-2034)
Cereals
Dairy products
Fruits & Vegetables
Meat, Fish, & Seafood
Processed Food
Other Waste Types
By Process Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020-2034)
Anaerobic
Aerobic
Combustion/Incineration
Other Processes
By Source Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020-2034)
Primary Food Producers
Food Manufacturers
Food Distributors & Suppliers
Food Service Providers
Municipalities & Households
By Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020-2034)
Animal Feed
Fertilizers
Biofuel
Power Generation
By Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion, 2020-2034)
North America
US
Canada
Europe
Germany
UK
France
Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific
China
India
Japan
South Korea
Indonesia
Malaysia
Vietnam
Australia
Rest of Asia Pacific
Latin America
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Rest of Latin America
Middle East & Africa
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Israel
South Africa
Rest of Middle East & Africa
Product Code: PM1862
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Report Description
- 1.1.1 Objectives of the Study
- 1.1.2 Market Scope
- 1.1.3 Assumptions
- 1.2 Stakeholders
Chapter 2. Executive Summary
Chapter 3. Research Methodology
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.1.1 Data Mining
- 3.2 Data Sources
- 3.2.1 Primary Sources
- 3.2.2 Secondary Sources
Chapter 4. Food Waste Management Market Insights
- 4.1 Food Waste Management - Industry snapshot
- 4.1 Food Waste Management Market Dynamics
- 4.1.1 Drivers and Opportunities
- 4.1.1.1 Rising Concern Over Food Wastage
- 4.1.1.2 Rising Advancements in Sorting, Processing, and Recycling Operations
- 4.1.2 Restraints and Challenges
- 4.1.2.1 Limited Investment
- 4.1.1 Drivers and Opportunities
- 4.2 Food Waste Management Market - Porter's Five Forces
- 4.2.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers (Low)
- 4.2.2 Threats of New Entrants: (Moderate)
- 4.2.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers (Moderate)
- 4.2.4 Threat of Substitute (Moderate)
- 4.2.5 Rivalry among existing firms (Moderate)
- 4.3 Food Waste Management Market - PEST Analysis
- 4.4 Covid-19 Impact Analysis & Industry Trends
Chapter 5. Food Waste Management Market Assessment by Waste Type
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Cereals
- 5.3 Dairy products
- 5.4 Fruits & Vegetables
- 5.5 Meat, Fish, & Seafood
- 5.6 Processed Food
- 5.7 Other Waste Types
Chapter 6. Food Waste Management Market Assessment by Process
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Anaerobic
- 6.3 Aerobic
- 6.4 Combustion/Incineration
- 6.5 Other Processes
Chapter 7. Food Waste Management Market Assessment by Source
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Primary Food Producers
- 7.3 Food Manufacturers
- 7.4 Food Distributors & Suppliers
- 7.5 Food Service Providers
- 7.6 Municipalities & Households
Chapter 8. Food Waste Management Market Assessment by Application
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Animal Feed
- 8.3 Fertilizers
- 8.4 Biofuel
- 8.5 Power Generation
Chapter 9. Food Waste Management Market Assessment by Region
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Food Waste Management Market - North America
- 9.2.1 Food Waste Management Market - U.S.
- 9.2.2 Food Waste Management Market - Canada
- 9.3 Food Waste Management Market - Europe
- 9.3.1 Food Waste Management Market - Germany
- 9.3.2 Food Waste Management Market - UK
- 9.3.3 Food Waste Management Market - France
- 9.3.4 Food Waste Management Market - Italy
- 9.3.5 Food Waste Management Market - Spain
- 9.3.6 Food Waste Management Market - Netherlands
- 9.3.7 Food Waste Management Market - Austria
- 9.4 Food Waste Management Market - Asia Pacific
- 9.4.1 Food Waste Management Market - China
- 9.4.2 Food Waste Management Market - India
- 9.4.3 Food Waste Management Market - Japan
- 9.4.4 Food Waste Management Market - Indonesia
- 9.4.5 Food Waste Management Market - South Korea
- 9.4.6 Food Waste Management Market - Malaysia
- 9.5 Food Waste Management Market - Latin America
- 9.5.1 Food Waste Management Market - Brazil
- 9.5.2 Food Waste Management Market - Mexico
- 9.5.3 Food Waste Management Market - Argentina
- 9.6 Food Waste Management Market - Middle East & Africa
- 9.6.1 Food Waste Management Market - UAE
- 9.6.2 Food Waste Management Market - Saudi Arabia
Chapter 10. Company Profiles
- 10.1 Biffa
- 10.1.1 Business Overview
- 10.1.2 Financial Snapshot
- 10.1.3 Products and Services
- 10.2 Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
- 10.2.1 Business Overview
- 10.2.2 Financial Snapshot
- 10.2.3 Products and Services
- 10.2.4 Recent Developments
- 10.3 Cleanaway
- 10.3.1 Business Overview
- 10.3.2 Financial Snapshot
- 10.3.3 Products and Services
- 10.4 FCC Recycling (UK) Ltd
- 10.4.1 Business Overview
- 10.4.2 Financial Snapshot
- 10.4.3 Products and Services
- 10.4.4 Recent Developments
- 10.5 Hulsey
- 10.5.1 Business Overview
- 10.5.2 Financial Snapshot
- 10.5.3 Products and Services
- 10.6 REMONDIS SE & Co. KG
- 10.6.1 Business Overview
- 10.6.2 Financial Snapshot
- 10.6.3 Products and Services
- 10.7 Republic Services
- 10.7.1 Business Overview
- 10.7.2 Products and Services
- 10.8 Reworld
- 10.8.1 Business Overview
- 10.8.2 Products and Services
- 10.9 Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Inc.
- 10.9.1 Business Overview
- 10.9.2 Financial Snapshot
- 10.9.3 Products and Services
- 10.10 Suez
- 10.10.1 Business Overview
- 10.10.2 Financial Snapshot
- 10.10.3 Products and Services
- 10.11 Veolia Environnement SA
- 10.11.1 Business Overview
- 10.11.2 Financial Snapshot
- 10.11.3 Products and Services
- 10.12 WM Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.
- 10.12.1 Business Overview
- 10.12.2 Financial Snapshot
- 10.12.3 Products and Services
Product Code: PM1862
List of Tables
- Table 1 Global Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 1 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Cereals, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 2 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Dairy products, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 3 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Fruits & Vegetables, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 4 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Meat, Fish, & Seafood, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 5 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Processed Food, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 6 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Other Waste Types, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 7 Global Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 8 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Anaerobic, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 9 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Aerobic, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 10 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Combustion/Incineration, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 11 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Other Processes, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 12 Global Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 13 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Primary Food Producers, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 14 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Food Manufacturers, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 15 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Food Distributors & Suppliers, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 16 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Food Service Providers, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 17 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Municipalities & Households, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 18 Global Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 19 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Animal Feed, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 20 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Fertilizers, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 21 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Biofuel, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 22 Global Food Waste Management Market, by Power Generation, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 23 Food Waste Management Market Assessment, By Geography, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 24 North America Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 25 North America Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 26 North America Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 27 North America Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 28 U.S. Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 29 U.S. Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 30 U.S. Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 31 U.S. Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 32 Canada Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 33 Canada Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 34 Canada Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 35 Canada Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 36 Europe Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 37 Europe Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 38 Europe Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 39 Europe Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 40 Germany Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 41 Germany Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 42 Germany Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 43 Germany Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 44 UK Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 45 UK Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 46 UK Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 47 UK Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 48 France Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 49 France Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 50 France Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 51 France Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 52 Italy Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 53 Italy Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 54 Italy Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 55 Italy Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 56 Spain Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 57 Spain Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 58 Spain Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 59 Spain Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 60 Netherlands Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 61 Netherlands Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 62 Netherlands Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 63 Netherlands Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 64 Austria Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 65 Austria Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 66 Austria Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 67 Austria Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 68 Asia Pacific Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 69 Asia Pacific Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 70 Asia Pacific Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 71 Asia Pacific Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 72 China Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 73 China Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 74 China Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 75 China Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 76 India Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 77 India Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 78 India Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 79 India Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 80 Japan Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 81 Japan Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 82 Japan Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 83 Japan Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 84 Indonesia Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 85 Indonesia Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 86 Indonesia Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 87 Indonesia Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 88 South Korea Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 89 South Korea Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 90 South Korea Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 91 South Korea Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 92 Malaysia Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 93 Malaysia Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 94 Malaysia Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 95 Malaysia Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 96 Latin America Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 97 Latin America Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 98 Latin America Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 99 Latin America Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 100 Brazil Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 101 Brazil Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 102 Brazil Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 103 Brazil Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 104 Mexico Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 105 Mexico Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 106 Mexico Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 107 Mexico Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 108 Argentina Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 109 Argentina Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 110 Argentina Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 111 Argentina Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 112 Middle East & Africa Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 113 Middle East & Africa Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 114 Middle East & Africa Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 115 Middle East & Africa Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 116 UAE Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 117 UAE Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 118 UAE Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 119 UAE Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 120 Saudi Arabia Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 121 Saudi Arabia Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 122 Saudi Arabia Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
- Table 123 Saudi Arabia Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2020 - 2034 (USD Billion)
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Executive Summary
- Figure 2. Research Methodology: Top Down & Bottom-Up Approach
- Figure 3. Market by Geography
- Figure 4. Porter's Five Forces
- Figure 5. Food Waste Management Market - PEST Analysis
- Figure 6. Market by Waste Type
- Figure 7. Global Food Waste Management Market, By Waste Type, 2024 & 2034 (USD Billion)
- Figure 8. Market by Process
- Figure 9. Global Food Waste Management Market, By Process, 2024 & 2034 (USD Billion)
- Figure 10. Market by Source
- Figure 11. Global Food Waste Management Market, By Source, 2024 & 2034 (USD Billion)
- Figure 12. Market by Application
- Figure 13. Global Food Waste Management Market, By Application, 2024 & 2034 (USD Billion)
- Figure 14. Food Waste Management Market Assessment, By Geography, 2024 & 2034 (USD Billion)
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