ATECO 38.21—Materials recovery

Where 38.21 sits

1. E Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities
2. 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities
3. 38.2 Waste recovery
4. 38.21 Materials recovery

Contains 4 narrower codes

• 38.21.1 Dismantling of wrecks of any type for materials recovery
• 38.21.2 Recovery of materials from metal waste
• 38.21.3 Recovery of materials from plastics waste
• 38.21.4 Recovery of materials from other waste

What 38.21 includes

• 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.
• Also included is the dismantling of wrecks of any type (automobiles, ships, computers, televisions and other equipment) for materials recovery.
• The explanatory notes of this class (NACE 38.21) present some examples of the mechanical or chemical transformation processes that are undertaken for materials recovery.

What 38.21 excludes

• 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
• Energy recovery during waste thermal treatment, see 38.22
• Disposal of waste without recovery and treatment prior to disposal, see 38.3
• Disposal of hazardous waste from dismantling of wrecks, e.g. refrigerators, see 38.32
• Wholesale of recoverable materials, see 46.87
• Wholesale of metal and non- metal waste and scrap and materials for recycling, including collecting, sorting, separating, stripping of used goods, e.g. cars in order to obtain reusable parts, packing and repacking, storage and delivery, but without a transformation process; additionally, the purchased and sold waste has a remaining value, see 46.87

38.21 in other systems