ICNEA 4220—Processing of non-metallic waste and debris

Where 4220 sits

1. C Manufacturing industry
2. 42 Comprehensive utilization of waste resources
3. 422 Processing of non-metallic waste and debris
4. 4220 Processing of non-metallic waste and debris

What 4220 includes

• Refers to the reprocessing and treatment activities of non-metallic waste and debris that are recovered from various wastes (including solid waste, waste water (liquid), waste gas, etc.), or classified to make them suitable for further processing as new raw materials.
• It includes the processing and treatment activities of the following non-metallic wastes and debris：
• Non-metallic raw materials such as sulfur concentrate, pyrite, fluorite, and phosphorus recovered from metal mines and gold mines;
• Light hydrocarbons, sulfur, etc. recovered and extracted during the production of crude oil and natural gas;
• Graphite powder, coal coke powder, quartz sand, etc. recovered from carbon production waste;
• Various non-metallic raw materials produced by recycling wastewater (liquid);
• Use waste (oil) for refining and processing;
• Textile waste;
• Waste silk, animal hair waste: wool waste, animal coarse hair waste, other animal hair waste;
• Animal hair recycled fiber: wool recycled fiber, other animal hair recycled fiber;
• Waste cotton: waste cotton yarn, cotton recycled fiber, other waste cotton;
• Chemical fiber waste: synthetic fiber waste, man-made fiber waste;
• Old clothing and related textiles;
• Broken fabrics of new or old textile materials: broken fabrics of sorted textile materials, broken fabrics of unsorted textile materials;
• Waste line, cable and its products: sorted waste line, cable and its products, unsorted waste line, cable and its products;
• Leather waste: leather or recycled leather corner waste, leather powder;
• Papermaking waste, waste paper: residual lye from wood pulp, recycled (scrap) paper or cardboard;
• Rubber waste: rubber waste, rubber scraps and their powders, pellets, and old pneumatic tires;
• Plastic waste: ethylene polymer waste and scraps, STYRENE polymer waste and scraps, vinyl chloride polymer waste and scraps, waste plastic bottles, and other plastic waste;
• Waste agricultural film recycling service;
• Waste electrical appliances;
• Various non-metallic raw materials recovered from exhaust gas;
• Recycle rubber, such as old tires, to produce secondary raw materials;
• Crushing, cleaning and sorting of waste glass;
• The crushing, cleaning and sorting of other recycled waste materials, such as the disposal activities of dismantling waste to obtain secondary raw materials.

What 4220 excludes

• Activities to manufacture new products from non-metallic waste and debris, such as plastic products reproduced from waste plastics, are included in the related industry category of 292 (Plastic products Industry).

4220 in other systems