Used Oil & Solvent Recovery
Companies collecting and re-refining used lubricants and solvents.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Industrial Waste Management (5.9.8), the segment that Used Oil & Solvent Recovery sits within — not Used Oil & Solvent Recovery on its own.
- Market size
- ~$12B
- Growth
- ~2.5%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
- Companies
- ~1,400
U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 562112 (hazardous waste collection) + 562211 (hazardous waste treatment & disposal); municipal solid waste is tracked under Infrastructure & Utilities.
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Hazardous-waste collection, treatment, and disposal fees
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- High
- EBITDA margin
- Strong
- Capex intensity
- High
recurring regulated-waste service
permitted-infrastructure economics
Characteristics
- Consolidated around hazardous-waste majors.
- Permitted facilities create high entry barriers.
- PFAS and emerging contaminants a growth area.
Geographic concentration
Industrial waste management concentrates by employment in New Jersey, Alabama, Massachusetts, and Maryland — states with dense chemical and manufacturing activity generating regulated waste.
U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 County Business Patterns (employment by state), NAICS 562112. Concentration shown by location quotient.
M&A deal context
Who’s acquiring
- Hazardous-waste majors
- Environmental-services strategics
- PE-backed waste platforms
What’s driving deals
- Regulation- and compliance-driven demand.
- PFAS and emerging-contaminant treatment.
- Permitted-infrastructure consolidation.
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