Water & waste insolvencies

Water, sewerage, waste management and recycling businesses range from regulated utilities to private waste collectors, recyclers and remediation firms. Many run expensive fleets and processing sites and depend on long contracts with councils, businesses and households.

Margins can be thin and are sensitive to fuel, gate fees, recyclate prices and regulation. When a key contract is lost, fuel costs jump, or the price paid for recycled material falls, operators can quickly find themselves loss-making despite steady volumes.