Waste management and remediation services

Industry Definitions

Code	NAICS Sector ( WHAT is NAICS? )
562	Waste Management and Remediation Services
56211	Waste Collection
56221	Waste Treatment and Disposal
56291	Remediation Services
56292	Materials Recovery Facilities
56299	All Other Waste Management Services
333411	Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing
423930	Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
541620	Environmental Consulting Services

Databases for Industry Research

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

1. - Industry surveys
2. - Bond ratings
3. - Company profiles and corporation records
4. - Stock, bond and fund research

Plunkett Research Online (Industry Information)

1. - Industry sector analysis and research
2. - Industry trends and statistics
3. - Market research and trends
4. - Company profiles

Reuters Research On-Demand

1. - Real-time full-text investment research
2. - Reports cover companies and industries
3. - Over 750 contributing firms

ValueLine

1. - Aggregate data and analysis on industries
2. - Reports, articles, and company highlights

ABI/Inform (via ProQuest)

1. - Indexes over 1000 business periodicals
2. - Trade journals, business magazines, academic journals and other news sources
3. - Most articles full text

IBISWorld

1. - Over 700 full-text industry reports
2. - Over 700 US industry risk rating reports
3. - Information on over 8000 Publicly Traded Companies
4. - Hundreds of economic and demographic profiles

For additional database choices, see:

1. Database Descriptions
2. Database Comparison Chart

Industry Data

SELECTED Companies

Allied Waste Industries Inc.

Casella Waste System

Clean Harbors Inc.

Deffenbaugh Industries

Republic Services Inc.

Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Inc.

Safety-Kleen Holdco. Inc.

Waste Connections Inc.

Waste Management Inc.

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc.

 

Resources for Identifying Companies in the Industry

Hoover’s Online

1. - Proprietary company overviews
2. - Industry breakdowns and explanations
3. - Competitor listings
4. - Financial synopses

Lexis/Nexis Corporate Affiliations
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A219

1. - U.S. corporate directory
2. - Holding company directory

Mergent Online

1. - Information on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. public companies
2. - Detailed, standardized financial statements
3. - Searchable by company name, industry codes, revenue levels, and other characteristics
4. - Comparative analysis among companies
5. - Access to SEC reports

Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A56

1. - Listings organized by NAICS code
2. - Ranks public and private companies by revenues/sales

Library Collections

Selected Reference Titles

For additional materials, contact the Schreyer Business Library.

• Dictionary of Water and Waste Management / Smith, Paul G., M.Sc
  Engineering Library: TD9.S37 2005

• Environment 2010: Our future, our choice / EU Environment Action Programme
  2nd Floor Paterno: EC 1.2:E 58/5

• Environmental and health impact of solid waste management activities
  Engineering Library: TD791.E58 2002

• Environmental Law and Policy / Salzman, James
  Engineering Library: KF3773.S35 2003

• EU Focus on Waste Management / European Commission
  2nd Floor Paterno: EC 1.1102:W 37/2

• Guide for Industrial Waste Management, February 2003 / US Environmental Protection Agency
  2nd Floor Paterno: EP 1.104:IN 2/2/CD

• Industrial waste treatment handbook / Woodard & Curran, Inc.
  Engineering Library: TD897.W67 2006

• Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management
  Penn state library electronic resource

• Solid Waste Management / Diaz, Luis F.
  2 nd Floor Paterno: UN/DTI/0782/JA

• Waste Age
  Penn state library electronic resource

• Waste News
  Penn state library electronic resource

Call # Ranges

- Not applicable -

Trade Associations

Air & Waste Management Association

American Water Works Association

Grassroots Recycling Network

Integrated Waste Services Association

Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA)

Municipal Waste Management Association

The National Recycling Coalition

National Solid Wastes Management Association

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)

• See also Associations Unlimited for association listings by subject or keyword.
• See also ABI/Inform for articles reporting trade association data.

Career Information

Career Guide to Industries / Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Environmental Career Directory: a Practical, One-Stop Guide to Getting a Job Preserving the Environment
• 3rd Floor Paterno: GE60.E58 1st .ed.

Environmental Scientists and Hydrologists

Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators

Occupational Outlook Handbook / Bureau of Labor Statistics

You Can Make a Difference: Learn About Careers in Waste Management / EPA

Vault Online Career Library (Currently, Vault Guides are facing problems opening in Adobe Reader 8.x. Please see here for using FREE Adobe Digital Editions to access these guides)

1. - Vault provides full-text career and industry guides
2. - Includes company profiles, occupation descriptions, and career-related articles

Career Guide to Industries  (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Business Library, Reference: HF5382.5.U5 C3162

Occupational Outlook Handbook  (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
CAT record for print copies
Business Library, Reference: HD8051.A623

Career Resources Page

 

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