Market power and MRF processing fees

[Doug Koplow]

Has anybody analyzed the relationship between increasing industry consolidation in waste and recycling (both horizontally and vertically) and spiraling MRF "processing fees"?

General analyses of oligopoly power in the waste sector would also be of interest.

Thanks,

Doug

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[Neil Seldman]

IHI Doug, I hope you are well and safe.

This report may be of help. See. section on waste. https://ilsr.org/fighting-monopoly-power/

In my efforts to answer the question of monopoly pricing at MRFs I found one estimate that MRF prices are 1/3 higher due to monopoly pricing. This came from an independent MRF operator who would not let me quote him.

More research is indeed needed.

Neil

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