CNAE Brazil 38.31-9—Recovery of metallic materials

Where 38.31-9 sits

1. E Water, sewage, waste management activities and decontamination
2. 38 Collection, treatment and disposal of waste; recovery of materials
3. 38.3 Material recovery
4. 38.31-9 Recovery of metallic materials

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 3831-9/01 Recovery of aluminum scrap
• 3831-9/99 Recovery of metallic materials, except aluminum

What 38.31-9 includes

• The selection of discarded ferrous and non-ferrous metals
• The mechanical crushing of scrap metal followed by classification and separation
• The mechanical reduction of bulky iron parts, e.g., railway wagons
• Cutting, pressing, compaction, or other mechanical treatment methods, such as those for volume reduction of metallic materials in general
• Ship dismantling
• The recovery of metals from photographic waste

What 38.31-9 excludes

• The manufacture of new products from recovered metallic raw material (Section C - Division 25)
• Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste (38.21-1)
• The recovery of plastic materials (38.32-7)
• Recovery of other materials - except metals and plastics (38.39-4)
• The dismantling of vehicles, machinery and other types of equipment to obtain usable parts for resale (section G)
• The trade in waste, residues and scrap, including collection, sorting and marketing, without any transformation (46.87-5)

38.31-9 in other systems