| Official title | Waste recovery | Sewerage | Waste disposal without recovery | Waste collection | Materials recovery |
| Plain-language summary | 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 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 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. | 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 materials recovery when the main activity includes Further included is the recovery of materials from waste streams in the form of: (1) separating and sorting recoverable materials from non-hazardous waste streams; or (2) separating and sorting of commingled recoverable materials (for example, paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals) into distinct categories. and Examples of the mechanical or chemical transformation processes that are undertaken include:. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity. |
| Official inclusions | - - This group includes waste pretreatment and recovery of both non-hazardous and hazardous waste. Included are materials recovery, energy recovery resulting from thermal treatment of waste and other forms of waste recovery. Treatment prior to recovery of various forms of waste by different means is also included in the group.
| - - 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
- - collection and transport of wastewater from users (e.g. households or industrial units)
- - collection and transport of rainwater by means of sewerage networks, collectors, tanks and other means of transport (e.g. sewage vehicles, etc.)
- - maintenance and cleaning of sewers and drains, including sewer rodding
- - freeze-drying of sewage sludge by wastewater treatment plants
| - - 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.
| - - This group includes the collection of waste from households and businesses (for example, by means of bins, containers). It includes collection of non-hazardous and hazardous waste (for example, diapers, used batteries, demolition waste, waste oil from households and ships).
| - - This class includes the processing of metal and non-metal waste, including scrap and other articles into secondary raw materials.
- - Further included is the recovery of materials from waste streams in the form of: (1) separating and sorting recoverable materials from non-hazardous waste streams; or (2) separating and sorting of commingled recoverable materials (for example, paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals) into distinct categories.
- - Examples of the mechanical or chemical transformation processes that are undertaken include:
- - mechanical crushing and shredding of metal waste (e.g. from used cars, washing machines or motorcycles)
- - mechanical reduction of large iron pieces (e.g. railway wagons)
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| Official exclusions | - - treatment and disposal of wastewater, see 37.00
- - waste disposal without recovery, see 38.3
| - - further treatment of sludge extracted from wastewater, see division 38
- - anaerobic digestion, see 38.2
- - aerobic treatment, such as composting, see 38.21
- - incineration with energy recovery, see 38.22
- - incineration without energy recovery, see 38.31
| - - treatment and disposal of wastewater, see 37.00
- - waste recovery, see 38.2
| Not stated separately in available source data | - - manufacture of new final products from secondary raw materials, whether or not self-manufactured (e.g. spinning yarn from garnetted stock, making pulp from paper waste, retreading tyres or the production of metal from metal scrap), see corresponding classes in section C
- - reprocessing of nuclear fuels, see 20.13
- - remelting of plastics to produce granulates or compounds, see 20.16
- - remelting ferrous waste and scrap, see 24.10
- - production of biogas from waste for gas supply, see 35.21
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| Typical examples | - - Materials recovery
- - Energy recovery
- - Other waste recovery
| - - 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
- - Collection and transport of wastewater from users (e.g. households or industrial units)
- - Collection and transport of rainwater by means of sewerage networks, collectors, tanks and other means of transport (e.g. sewage vehicles, etc.)
- - Maintenance and cleaning of sewers and drains, including sewer rodding
| - - Incineration without energy recovery
- - Landfilling or permanent storage
- - Other waste disposal
| - - Collection of non-hazardous waste
- - Collection of hazardous waste
| - - Further included is the recovery of materials from waste streams in the form of: (1) separating and sorting recoverable materials from non-hazardous waste streams; or (2) separating and sorting of commingled recoverable materials (for example, paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals) into distinct categories.
- - Examples of the mechanical or chemical transformation processes that are undertaken include:
- - Mechanical crushing and shredding of metal waste (e.g. from used cars, washing machines or motorcycles)
- - Mechanical reduction of large iron pieces (e.g. railway wagons)
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| Common reasons to choose this code | - - This group includes waste pretreatment and recovery of both non-hazardous and hazardous waste. Included are materials recovery, energy recovery resulting from thermal treatment of waste and other forms of waste recovery. Treatment prior to recovery of various forms of waste by different means is also included in the group.
| - - 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
- - collection and transport of wastewater from users (e.g. households or industrial units)
- - collection and transport of rainwater by means of sewerage networks, collectors, tanks and other means of transport (e.g. sewage vehicles, etc.)
- - maintenance and cleaning of sewers and drains, including sewer rodding
| - - 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.
| - - This group includes the collection of waste from households and businesses (for example, by means of bins, containers). It includes collection of non-hazardous and hazardous waste (for example, diapers, used batteries, demolition waste, waste oil from households and ships).
| - - This class includes the processing of metal and non-metal waste, including scrap and other articles into secondary raw materials.
- - Further included is the recovery of materials from waste streams in the form of: (1) separating and sorting recoverable materials from non-hazardous waste streams; or (2) separating and sorting of commingled recoverable materials (for example, paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals) into distinct categories.
- - Examples of the mechanical or chemical transformation processes that are undertaken include:
- - mechanical crushing and shredding of metal waste (e.g. from used cars, washing machines or motorcycles)
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| Common reasons not to choose this code | - - treatment and disposal of wastewater, see 37.00
- - waste disposal without recovery, see 38.3
| - - further treatment of sludge extracted from wastewater, see division 38
- - anaerobic digestion, see 38.2
- - aerobic treatment, such as composting, see 38.21
- - incineration with energy recovery, see 38.22
| - - treatment and disposal of wastewater, see 37.00
- - waste recovery, see 38.2
| - - Activities primarily classified as waste recovery
- - Activities primarily classified as waste disposal without recovery
| - - manufacture of new final products from secondary raw materials, whether or not self-manufactured (e.g. spinning yarn from garnetted stock, making pulp from paper waste, retreading tyres or the production of metal from metal scrap), see corresponding classes in section C
- - reprocessing of nuclear fuels, see 20.13
- - remelting of plastics to produce granulates or compounds, see 20.16
- - remelting ferrous waste and scrap, see 24.10
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| Usually not this code | - - Treatment and disposal of wastewater
- - Waste disposal without recovery
| - - Further treatment of sludge extracted from wastewater, see division 38
- - Anaerobic digestion
- - Aerobic treatment, such as composting
- - Incineration with energy recovery
| - - Treatment and disposal of wastewater
- - Waste recovery
| - - Activities primarily classified as waste recovery
- - Activities primarily classified as waste disposal without recovery
| - - Manufacture of new final products from secondary raw materials, whether or not self-manufactured (e.g. spinning yarn from garnetted stock, making pulp from paper waste, retreading tyres or the production of metal from metal scrap), see corresponding classes in section C
- - Reprocessing of nuclear fuels
- - Remelting of plastics to produce granulates or compounds
- - Remelting ferrous waste and scrap
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| Related codes | - - 37.00 Sewerage
- - 38.3 Waste disposal without recovery
- - 38.1 Waste collection
- - 38.21 Materials recovery
- - 38.22 Energy recovery
- - 38.23 Other waste recovery
- - 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities
| - - 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities
- - 38.2 Waste recovery
- - 38.21 Materials recovery
- - 38.22 Energy recovery
- - 38.31 Incineration without energy recovery
- - 39.00 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities
- - 42.21 Construction of utility projects for fluids
- - 43.22 Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
- - 77.39 Rental and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
- - 37.0 Sewerage
| - - 37.00 Sewerage
- - 38.2 Waste recovery
- - 38.1 Waste collection
- - 38.31 Incineration without energy recovery
- - 38.32 Landfilling or permanent storage
- - 38.33 Other waste disposal
- - 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities
| - - 38.2 Waste recovery
- - 38.3 Waste disposal without recovery
- - 38.11 Collection of non-hazardous waste
- - 38.12 Collection of hazardous waste
- - 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities
| - - 20.13 Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals
- - 20.16 Manufacture of plastics in primary forms
- - 24.10 Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
- - 35.21 Manufacture of gas
- - 38.22 Energy recovery
- - 38.3 Waste disposal without recovery
- - 46.87 Wholesale of waste and scrap
- - 38.23 Other waste recovery
- - 38.2 Waste recovery
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| Parent hierarchy | E WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES > 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities > 38.2 Waste recovery | E WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES > 37 Sewerage > 37.0 Sewerage > 37.00 Sewerage | E WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES > 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities > 38.3 Waste disposal without recovery | E WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES > 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities > 38.1 Waste collection | E WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES > 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities > 38.2 Waste recovery > 38.21 Materials recovery |
| Rev. 2 mapping | - - 38.2 -> 38.2 (exact)
- - 38.3 -> 38.2 (scope-aligned)
| | - - 38.2 -> 38.3 (scope-aligned)
| | - - 38.32 -> 38.21 (scope-aligned)
- - 38.31 -> 38.21 (scope-aligned)
- - 38.21 -> 38.21 (exact)
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