Waste wars

Just who is going to blink first in the waste industry? The absence of a big corporate deal in the sector in recent years has yielded no catalyst to stimulate a chain reaction of mergers and acquisitions.

Just who is going to blink first in the waste industry? The absence of a big corporate deal in the sector in recent years has yielded no catalyst to stimulate a chain reaction of mergers and acquisitions.

Waste industry heavyweight Greenstar continues to talk up its €100 million war chest for expansion, while speculation about the long-term future of top-tier players Onyx, Oxigen and Thorntons is rife.

Another potential industry gorilla, IAWS Co-op ...