What Waste Management Landfill does

Waste Management World is a B2B trade publication covering the global waste management industry, published by FM Forum Industriemedien GmbH, an Austrian-domiciled media company. The magazine operates as the official publication of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), distributing editorial content across recycling, waste-to-energy, landfill, collection and handling, and materials streams including plastics, metals, biowaste, e-waste, paper, and hazardous waste. Distribution channels include the main website, E-Paper editions, newsletters, and event coverage of ISWA gatherings such as the World Congress and Study Tours, reaching an enterprise and professional audience of waste management authorities, municipal governments, and industry vendors worldwide.

The business model is B2B media: the publisher monetizes through advertising, e-paper subscriptions, newsletter sponsorships, whitepaper syndication, and media kit services sold through the parent publisher's shop platform. Pricing details are not publicly disclosed, and no first-party revenue figures are available. The operation runs lean with a reported headcount of approximately 5 employees, with no disclosed venture, private equity, or institutional investment, and no public listing.

Waste Management World holds no proprietary technology stack of its own — the underlying "technology" referenced in input data describes the broader waste management industry it reports on, not the publisher's own platform. The competitive position rests on the ISWA endorsement, global editorial scope, and editorial coverage of emerging themes such as circular economy, digitization, and AI waste intelligence (e.g., Greyparrot), rather than on product, technology, or data assets.

Name

Waste Management Landfill

Legal name

FM Forum Industriemedien GmbH

Website

https://waste-management-world.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Waste Management World is a global B2B trade magazine and ISWA's official publication, covering recycling, waste-to-energy, landfill, and materials topics for waste management professionals, municipal authorities, and industry vendors worldwide. It is published by Austrian media firm FM Forum Industriemedien GmbH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media / Waste Management Industry Publication

NAICS

Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Waste Landfill Disposal (BPALACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury Devices, Aerosols) (BPALAFAJ), Waste Management & Hazardous Waste Compliance (RCRA, Universal Waste, Waste Characterization/Manifests) (EUAHABAC), Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Waste management news
• Trade media publication
• Circular economy reporting
• Waste-to-energy analysis
• Industry journalism

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Waste Management World is a digital trade magazine that publishes global news, analysis, research, and opinion on the waste management industry. Content is organized across resource-use topics (recycling, recovery, waste-to-energy, landfill, collection and handling), material streams (plastic, metals, biowaste, e-waste, paper, hazardous waste), and people/business/research coverage. The magazine operates as the official publication of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Management World Magazine

Quantifiable outcome

• EU member states must nearly double their biowaste recycling to meet 2035 targets, processing an additional 40 million tonnes
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ISWA (International Solid Waste Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaste Management World is the official publication and media platform of ISWA, the International Solid Waste Association. The partnership involves content distribution, event coverage, and industry knowledge sharing for global waste management professionals.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Waste360: Leading North American trade publication covering solid waste, recycling, and sustainability — directly comparable as a B2B media brand serving the same waste management professional audience as Waste Management World.
• Recycling Today: Trade media brand covering recycling, scrap processing, and secondary materials — operates the same content-and-events model targeting the same waste/recycling advertiser base as the anchor.
• Resource Recycling: B2B publication focused on recycling industry news, policy, and conferences — comparable subscription/events business model serving an overlapping recycling and circular-economy professional readership.
• Letsrecycle: UK-based waste and recycling news platform with similar coverage taxonomy (collections, materials, policy) — directly competes for waste management professional readership and advertiser budgets.
• Materials Recycling World: EMAP-published trade title covering recycling and waste management in the UK — directly comparable editorial scope and B2B media monetization model serving an overlapping audience.

Emerging players

• edie: UK sustainability and net-zero business intelligence platform with significant waste/circular economy coverage — comparable as a sustainability-focused B2B media brand with adjacent (not identical) audience overlap.
• Bioenergy Insight: Trade publication covering biogas, anaerobic digestion, and biomass — directly comparable as a niche B2B media brand covering the WtE/biogas subsegment that Waste Management World also editorializes.
• Environment+Energy Leader: B2B media brand covering environmental and energy management across industrial buyers — comparable B2B trade media monetization approach with partial audience overlap in waste and sustainability.

Others

• ISWA (International Solid Waste Association): Global waste management industry association that is Waste Management World's core strategic partner — relevant as the underlying ecosystem that powers the publication's authority and event pipeline.
• CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management): UK professional body for the waste management industry — adjacent comparable as a content-producing membership organization serving the same professional demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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