Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Sector 56 — Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
GTIAS Industry Analysis Available
This NAICS code maps to a fully analysed industry with an 81-attribute GTIAS scorecard, risk scenarios, and 42+ strategic frameworks.
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This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating treatment and/or disposal facilities for hazardous waste or (2) the combined activity of collecting and/or hauling of hazardous waste materials within a local area and operating treatment or disposal facilities for hazardous waste.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
Operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste--are classified in U.S. Industry 562212, Solid Waste Landfill;
Operating combustors and incinerators for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste--are classified in U.S. Industry 562213, Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators;
Collecting, treating, and disposing waste through sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities--are classified in Industry 221320, Sewage Treatment Facilities;
Operating nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities (except landfills, combustors, incinerators, and sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities)--are classified in U.S. Industry 562219, Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal; and
Pumping (i.e., cleaning) cesspools, portable toilets, and septic tanks or renting portable toilets--are classified in U.S. Industry 562991, Septic Tank and Related Services.
ISIC Rev. 4 Equivalent
NAICS 562211 maps to the following ISIC Rev. 4 class: