What data actually exists about this industry, who typically holds it, at what granularity, and how obtainable it is. Public means openly published; purchasable is sold by a vendor; partnership needs a bilateral deal; exclusive is effectively locked up by one party.
| Data category | Who holds it | Granularity | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| registry/licensing/permits | Environmental regulators and competent authorities (waste carrier/broker/dealer registers, IED/permit registers, TFS notification… | Per licence/permit holder, per site, per notification | public |
| employment & workforce | National statistical offices (Eurostat SBS, BLS OES/QCEW) by NACE/NAICS class, operators' HR systems, hazmat driver certification registries | Annual per NACE class per region; per employee internally | public |
| financial filings | Listed and large private waste companies (Clean Harbors, Veolia, Stericycle, Séché Environnement), company registries, credit bureaus… | Quarterly/annual per legal entity and segment | public |
| incident/safety/claims | National occupational safety regulators (OSHA, HSE RIDDOR), hazmat transport incident databases (PHMSA HMIS, ADR incident reporting)… | Per reported incident/spill; per employer annual injury rate | public |
| waste & emissions | Hazardous waste collectors/carriers, waste producers, national environment agencies (EPA, Environment Agency, UBA, EEA), e-manifest systems… | Per consignment/manifest line (EWC/HP code, tonnage, producer, carrier… | public |
| pricing | Operators' rate cards, public-sector procurement portals (TED, Contracts Finder) publishing awarded hazardous waste collection contracts… | Per contract award; per tonne/per drum gate and collection rates by waste code | purchasable |
| sensor/IoT | Operators using bin-level fill sensors, RFID/barcode container tagging, on-board weighing systems and tank-level monitors at customer… | Per container/tank reading, per lift weighing event | partnership |
| geospatial/movement | Fleet telematics vendors (Verizon Connect, Webfleet, Samsara), collection operators, route-optimisation software providers (AMCS, Routeware) | Per vehicle GPS ping (seconds/minutes), per route per day, per lift/service… | partnership |
| energy consumption | Collection fleet operators (fuel card data from Shell/DKV), energy reporting schemes (ESOS, SECR, CSRD/GHG Scope 1 disclosures) | Per vehicle refuelling transaction; annual per company for disclosed totals | partnership |
| logistics & freight movement | Hazardous waste collection operators, ADR/dangerous-goods transport carriers, TFS/notification authorities for cross-border shipments | Per collection round, per vehicle trip, per shipment/consignment note | partnership |
| booking/utilization/occupancy | Collection operators' scheduling/dispatch systems; transfer-station and treatment facility storage capacity reporting to regulators | Per scheduled collection slot; permitted vs used storage capacity per site | partnership |
| maintenance & asset condition | Fleet operators, vehicle/tanker inspection authorities (roadworthiness, ADR tank certification), telematics and CMMS vendors | Per vehicle/tank per inspection or work order | partnership |
| customer demographics | Operators' CRM systems; regulators' waste producer registration lists (industrial sites, healthcare, labs) by sector code | Per customer site with NACE sector and waste stream profile | partnership |
| quality & compliance testing | Waste analysis laboratories, operators performing pre-acceptance/waste characterisation, regulators receiving compliance reports | Per sample/waste profile (composition, flashpoint, halogen, PCB content) | partnership |
| transactional/sales | Hazardous waste collection companies (Veolia, Suez, Clean Harbors, Stericycle, Remondis) in their ERP/billing systems; industrial… | Per service order/invoice line (collection event, waste stream, weight… | exclusive |
| inventory & supply chain | Operators managing container/drum/IBC fleets and transfer-station stock; container leasing suppliers | Per container asset, per site stock level | exclusive |
Compiled by the TriData research system from public registers, industry structure and regulatory reporting obligations; refreshed as the underlying catalogue grows. Look up the code itself in the NACE code finder.