apwc

What apwc does

APWC (Asia Pacific Waste Consultants) is an international environmental management consultancy established in 2018 in North Sydney, Australia, as a wholly owned subsidiary of A. Prince Consulting (APC), which was founded by Anne Prince in 1997. APWC delivers waste auditing, resource recovery assessments, policy and legislative instrument development, training, and stakeholder engagement services to governments of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Commonwealth development partners, and multilateral/regional development organizations including the World Bank, SPREP, PRIF, UNEP, Cefas, JICA, IUCN, and the UK and Australian governments. The firm has developed a proprietary "Waste Audit Methodology – A Common Approach" jointly adopted by the World Bank, SPREP, UNEP, and PRIF for SIDS use, alongside an endorsed data collection methodology adopted by JICA, EU-EDF11, CCOA, and UNEP. APWC has executed projects across 25+ countries, with particular focus on Pacific Island nations (Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati), Caribbean states (Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, St Lucia, Grenada), and selected African and Asian markets. The firm's business model is project-based professional services delivered via direct government engagement and competitive tendering with multilateral development agencies, with revenue derived from project-specific consulting fees rather than recurring or productized contracts.

Name

apwc

Legal name

Asia Pacific Waste Consultants

Website

https://apwc.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

APWC is an Australian environmental consultancy, founded 2018, providing waste audits, marine litter studies, and resource recovery advisory services to governments of Pacific and Caribbean island states and multilateral development organizations including the World Bank, SPREP, UNEP, and IUCN.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

Keywords

• Environmental consultancy
• Waste management consulting
• Solid waste audits
• Marine litter studies
• Recycling infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

North Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for waste management and recycling projects, including waste audits, policy development, training, and technical assistance for governments and international development organizations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

APWC (Asia Pacific Waste Consultants) is an international environmental management consultancy specializing in solid waste management and recycling for governments, international development agencies, and NGOs. The firm delivers waste audits, policy and legislative instrument development, capacity building and training, resource recovery and infrastructure assessments, waste management plans, and supply chain analysis, with a focus on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) across the Pacific, Caribbean, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

Product overview

APWC (Asia Pacific Waste Consultants) is an international environmental management consultancy specializing in the solid waste and recycling sector. The company offers a comprehensive suite of consulting services including waste audits (domestic, commercial, landfill, transfer station, MRF, kerbside recycling, FOGO, and CDS/CRS streams), waste systems training, community and stakeholder engagement, policy and legislative instrument development, waste systems reviews and supply chain analysis, resource recovery and infrastructure assessments, waste management plans and strategies, and product stewardship advisory. The company operates international development projects focused on addressing plastic pollution in Pacific Island countries, Caribbean nations, and developing regions. APWC also produces technical publications and methodologies including the widely adopted 'Waste Audit Methodology – A Common Approach' for Small Island Developing States, and country-specific waste audit reports, data reports, and best practice guidance documents for clients including World Bank, SPREP, Cefas, and various Pacific governments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Audit Services
• Waste Systems Training and Capacity Building
• Policy, Financial and Legislative Instruments Development
• Resource Recovery and Infrastructure Options Assessment
• Waste Management Plans and Strategies
• Land-Based Marine Litter Quantification and Action Planning
• Port Waste Reception Facility Audits
• Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Development
• Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) Project Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Results of Vanuatu study used by government to announce one of the most extensive bans on single use plastics in the Pacific region in 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ADB (Asian Development Bank)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development organization providing financing and technical assistance to Asia Pacific region. APWC partners with ADB on waste management and environmental projects in the region.
• Australian Government (DFAT/DAWE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. APWC has been engaged for studies funded by Australian government including environmentally responsible trade in waste plastics research.
• UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency for environment. APWC's waste audit methodology has been adopted by UNEP alongside World Bank, SPREP, and PRIF.
• JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapan's bilateral aid agency. APWC's data collection methodology endorsed by JICA for J-PRISM-II projects.
• Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK Government agency implementing Commonwealth Litter Programme (CLiP). APWC engaged by Cefas for marine litter data collection, port waste audits, and training across Pacific and Caribbean nations.
• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal environmental organization. APWC is engaged in Plastic Waste Free Islands project as part of IUCN's global Close the Plastic Tap programme working in SIDS across Pacific and Caribbean.
• PRIF (Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-partner coordination facility for improved infrastructure in the Pacific. APWC led regional recycling network studies and waste audit methodology adoption.
• SPREP (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional environmental organization for Pacific islands. APWC works with SPREP on PacWastePlus project, waste audit methodology adoption, and regional waste management initiatives.
• World Bank GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational financial institution providing technical assistance and financing. APWC retained as Technical Adviser on waste management; World Bank has adopted APWC's waste audit methodology.
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU provides funding through EDF11 for Pacific waste management initiatives including PacWastePlus. APWC's methodology endorsed for EU-funded projects.
• Ellen MacArthur FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal charity working on circular economy. APWC is a signatory to New Plastics Economy Global Commitment and engaged in Project SEA for the New Plastics Economy initiative.
• Institute of Sustainable Futures (UTS)coreTechnology or IntegrationResearch institute at University of Technology Sydney. APWC undertook Australia DEE Barriers to Waste Trade Study jointly with ISF and Centre for International Economics.
• Centre for International EconomicscoreTechnology or IntegrationEconomic research organization. APWC partnered for environmentally responsible trade in waste plastics study alongside Institute of Sustainable Futures.
• Tonkin & TaylorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental and engineering consultancy. APWC collaborated with Tonkin & Taylor on Vanuatu landfill audit follow-up.
• EunomiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental consultancy. Eunomia and APWC were engaged by Mercy Corps for Plastic Upcycling Alliance research in Timor-Leste.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Eunomia Research & Consulting: Eunomia is a UK-based environmental consultancy specializing in waste, resources, and circular economy policy. APWC and Eunomia were co-engaged by Mercy Corps for the Plastic Upcycling Alliance research in Timor-Leste, making them direct peers in the international development waste consulting space.
• Tonkin & Taylor International: Tonkin & Taylor is a New Zealand-headquartered environmental and engineering consultancy with Asia-Pacific reach. APWC collaborated with Tonkin & Taylor on the Vanuatu landfill audit follow-up and currently manages joint IUCN projects, making it a direct peer in Pacific environmental advisory work.
• Resource Futures: Resource Futures is a UK-based independent environmental consultancy specializing in waste and resource management, product stewardship, and circular economy advice for governments and NGOs. It serves as a direct peer to APWC in the niche of waste policy advisory for development sector clients.

Emerging players

• WasteAid: WasteAid is a UK charity working to improve waste management in low-income communities - founded by Anne Prince herself in 2014. While focused on capacity building rather than consulting, it operates in overlapping geographies and shares the APWC team and mission of waste systems development in developing countries.

Broad incumbents

• Environmental Resources Management (ERM): ERM is a global environmental consultancy with deep experience in circular economy, plastics strategy, and waste management advisory for multinational corporations and governments. It represents a broad incumbent that competes with APWC for plastic pollution advisory engagements with large multilateral clients.
• ICF International: ICF is a large international consultancy providing environmental policy, climate, and sustainability services to governments and development agencies. It is a broad incumbent that competes for the same international donor-funded waste and circular economy mandates that anchor APWC's business.
• SLR Consulting: SLR Consulting is a global environmental and sustainability consultancy with Asia-Pacific presence and waste management capabilities. It is a broad incumbent competitor for institutional waste management and circular economy advisory engagements.
• WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme): WRAP is a UK-based climate action NGO working globally on circular economy, plastics, and food waste. While primarily operating at policy and program level rather than as a consultancy, it is a comparable institution shaping international waste policy that APWC's clients engage with.

Others

• Institute of Sustainable Futures (UTS): Institute of Sustainable Futures at University of Technology Sydney is a research institute APWC jointly partnered with on the Australia DEE Barriers to Waste Trade Study. It is a research partner rather than direct competitor, but operates in adjacent waste policy and circular economy advisory territory.
• Ellen MacArthur Foundation: The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a global charity driving the circular economy agenda, including the New Plastics Economy initiative. APWC is a signatory and Project SEA participant; while a partner rather than competitor, EMF shapes the funding landscape in which APWC competes.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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