| Official title | Landfilling or permanent storage | Waste collection | Materials recovery | Remediation activities and other waste management service activities | Incineration without energy recovery |
| Plain-language summary | 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 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. | Use this class for remediation activities and other waste management service activities when the main activity includes Decontamination of soils and groundwater at the place of pollution, either in situ or ex situ, using, e.g. mechanical, chemical or biological methods and Decontamination of industrial plants or sites, including nuclear plants and sites. 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. |
| Official inclusions | - - This class includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of non-hazardous or hazardous waste, whether the waste is solid or not, onto or into land (i.e. underground), or in permanent waste storage facilities or sites.
- - operation of landfills for the disposal of waste
- - treatment of organic waste for landfilling or permanent storage
- - disposal of by-products of animal origin in landfills
- - permanent underground storage of waste in a deep geological cavity (e.g. in salt or potassium mines)
| - - 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)
| - - decontamination of soils and groundwater at the place of pollution, either in situ or ex situ, using, e.g. mechanical, chemical or biological methods
- - decontamination of industrial plants or sites, including nuclear plants and sites
- - decontamination and cleaning up of surface water following accidental pollution (e.g. through collection of pollutants or through application of chemicals)
- - cleaning up oil spills and other pollutions on land, in surface water, in ocean and seas, including coastal areas
- - asbestos, lead paint and other toxic material abatement
| - - This class includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of waste by combustion or thermal treatment without energy recovery.
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| Official exclusions | - - operation of facilities where waste is unloaded for further transport, see 38.1
- - operation of facilities where recoverable materials are sorted, see 38.21
- - decontamination, cleaning up land, water and toxic material abatement, see 39.00
| 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
| - - pest control in agriculture, see 01.61
- - purification of water for water supply purposes, see 36.00
- - treatment of waste with recovery, see 38.2
- - treatment of waste for disposal, see 38.3
- - storage of captured carbon dioxide (CO2), see 38.32
| - - thermal treatment with the resulting production of energy, see 38.22
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| Typical examples | - - Operation of landfills for the disposal of waste
- - Treatment of organic waste for landfilling or permanent storage
- - Disposal of by-products of animal origin in landfills
- - Permanent underground storage of waste in a deep geological cavity (e.g. in salt or potassium mines)
| - - 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)
| - - Decontamination of soils and groundwater at the place of pollution, either in situ or ex situ, using, e.g. mechanical, chemical or biological methods
- - Decontamination of industrial plants or sites, including nuclear plants and sites
- - Decontamination and cleaning up of surface water following accidental pollution (e.g. through collection of pollutants or through application of chemicals)
- - Cleaning up oil spills and other pollutions on land, in surface water, in ocean and seas, including coastal areas
| - - Incineration without energy recovery
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| Common reasons to choose this code | - - This class includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of non-hazardous or hazardous waste, whether the waste is solid or not, onto or into land (i.e. underground), or in permanent waste storage facilities or sites.
- - operation of landfills for the disposal of waste
- - treatment of organic waste for landfilling or permanent storage
- - disposal of by-products of animal origin in landfills
| - - 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)
| - - decontamination of soils and groundwater at the place of pollution, either in situ or ex situ, using, e.g. mechanical, chemical or biological methods
- - decontamination of industrial plants or sites, including nuclear plants and sites
- - decontamination and cleaning up of surface water following accidental pollution (e.g. through collection of pollutants or through application of chemicals)
- - cleaning up oil spills and other pollutions on land, in surface water, in ocean and seas, including coastal areas
| - - This class includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of waste by combustion or thermal treatment without energy recovery.
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| Common reasons not to choose this code | - - operation of facilities where waste is unloaded for further transport, see 38.1
- - operation of facilities where recoverable materials are sorted, see 38.21
- - decontamination, cleaning up land, water and toxic material abatement, see 39.00
| - - 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
| - - pest control in agriculture, see 01.61
- - purification of water for water supply purposes, see 36.00
- - treatment of waste with recovery, see 38.2
- - treatment of waste for disposal, see 38.3
| - - thermal treatment with the resulting production of energy, see 38.22
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| Usually not this code | - - Operation of facilities where waste is unloaded for further transport
- - Operation of facilities where recoverable materials are sorted
- - Decontamination, cleaning up land, water and toxic material abatement
| - - 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
| - - Pest control in agriculture
- - Purification of water for water supply purposes
- - Treatment of waste with recovery
- - Treatment of waste for disposal
| - - Thermal treatment with the resulting production of energy
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| Related codes | - - 38.1 Waste collection
- - 38.21 Materials recovery
- - 39.00 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities
- - 38.31 Incineration without energy recovery
- - 38.33 Other waste disposal
- - 38.3 Waste disposal without recovery
| - - 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
| - - 01.61 Support activities for crop production
- - 36.00 Water collection, treatment and supply
- - 38.2 Waste recovery
- - 38.3 Waste disposal without recovery
- - 38.32 Landfilling or permanent storage
- - 81.23 Other cleaning activities
- - 39.0 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities
| - - 38.22 Energy recovery
- - 38.32 Landfilling or permanent storage
- - 38.33 Other waste disposal
- - 38.3 Waste disposal without recovery
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| Parent hierarchy | E WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES > 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities > 38.3 Waste disposal without recovery > 38.32 Landfilling or permanent storage | 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 | E WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES > 39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities > 39.0 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities > 39.00 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities | E WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES > 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities > 38.3 Waste disposal without recovery > 38.31 Incineration without energy recovery |
| Rev. 2 mapping | - - 38.21 -> 38.32 (scope-aligned)
- - 38.22 -> 38.32 (scope-aligned)
| | - - 38.32 -> 38.21 (scope-aligned)
- - 38.31 -> 38.21 (scope-aligned)
- - 38.21 -> 38.21 (exact)
| | - - 38.21 -> 38.31 (scope-aligned)
- - 38.22 -> 38.31 (scope-aligned)
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