Waste disposal without recovery
What this code covers
Use this group for waste disposal without recovery when the main activity includes Incineration without energy recovery and Landfilling or permanent storage. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
- This group includes waste disposal of both non-hazardous and hazardous waste. Included are thermal treatment without energy recovery, landfilling, release in bodies of water and permanent storage of waste. Treatment prior to disposal of various forms of waste by different means (for example, the treatment of organic waste with the aim of disposal; the treatment and disposal of toxic live or dead animals and other contaminated waste; the treatment and disposal of transitional radioactive waste from hospitals, etc.) are also included.
- This group also includes burial or ploughing under of refuse; disposal of used goods to eliminate harmful waste.
- treatment and disposal of wastewater, see 37.00
- waste recovery, see 38.2
- Compare with 37.00, 38.2, 38.1 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Review the Rev. 2 to Rev. 2.1 mapping type before migrating old records.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
- If the main revenue activity appears in an exclusion, compare the alternative code before deciding.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - This group includes waste disposal of both non-hazardous and hazardous waste. Included are thermal treatment without energy recovery, landfilling, release in bodies of water and permanent storage of waste. Treatment prior to disposal of various forms of waste by different means (for example, the treatment of organic waste with the aim of disposal; the treatment and disposal of toxic live or dead animals and other contaminated waste; the treatment and disposal of transitional radioactive waste from hospitals, etc.) are also included.
- - This group also includes burial or ploughing under of refuse; disposal of used goods to eliminate harmful waste.
- - treatment and disposal of wastewater, see 37.00
- - waste recovery, see 38.2
- - Incineration without energy recovery
- - Landfilling or permanent storage
- - Other waste disposal
- - Treatment and disposal of wastewater
- - Waste recovery
What is NACE 38.3 used for?
Use NACE 38.3 for waste disposal without recovery when the main activity matches this scope: Use this group for waste disposal without recovery when the main activity includes Incineration without energy recovery and Landfilling or permanent storage. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 38.3?
Typical examples include Incineration without energy recovery, Landfilling or permanent storage, and Other waste disposal.
When might 38.3 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to treatment and disposal of wastewater, see 37.00 and waste recovery, see 38.2.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 38.3?
Compare 38.3 with 37.00 Sewerage, 38.2 Waste recovery, and 38.1 Waste collection when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for sewerage when the main activity includes Operation of wastewater treatment facilities for reuse (e.g. of agricultural, industrial and road cleaning wastewater or collected rainwater), or for artificial recharge or augmentation of groundwater bodies and Collection and transport of wastewater from users (e.g. households or industrial units). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for waste recovery when the main activity includes Materials recovery and Energy recovery. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for waste collection when the main activity includes Collection of non-hazardous waste and Collection of hazardous waste. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for incineration without energy recovery when the main activity includes Incineration without energy recovery. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for landfilling or permanent storage when the main activity includes Operation of landfills for the disposal of waste and Treatment of organic waste for landfilling or permanent storage. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for other waste disposal when the main activity includes Release of liquid waste to seas/oceans or other water bodies, including seabed insertion and Injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt domes or naturally occurring repositories. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for waste collection, recovery and disposal activities when the main activity includes Local hauling of waste materials and the operation of materials recovery facilities, i.e. facilities that transform waste, including scrap, whether sorted or not, into secondary raw materials and Activities of units implementing producer responsibility obligations for the management of waste on behalf of the original waste producers. These organisations usually bear the responsibility for the treatment of waste, delegated to them from the original producers of products or packaging.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Rev. 2 code 38.2 can map to more than one Rev. 2.1 class: 38.2 Waste recovery, 38.3 Waste disposal without recovery.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Datasets, CRM segments, KYC rules, reporting logic, and historical joins may need review because the activity scope is not a simple unchanged carry-over.
Review the official explanatory notes for each target code and confirm whether the business activity still fits the suggested Rev. 2.1 class.