ISIC 3821—Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste

Where 3821 sits

1. E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
2. 38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal, and recovery activities
3. 382 Waste treatment and disposal
4. 3821 Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste

What 3821 includes

• This class includes the disposal, treatment prior to disposal and other treatment of solid or non-solid non-hazardous waste
• Operation of landfills for the disposal of non-hazardous waste -disposal of non-hazardous waste by combustion or incineration or other methods, with or without the resulting production of electricity or steam, substitute fuels, biogas, ashes or other by-products for further use etc
• Treatment of organic waste for disposal -treatment of organic waste for landfilling or permanent storage -production of compost from organic waste
• Permanent underground storage of waste in a deep geological cavity such as a salt or potassium mine

What 3821 excludes

• Operation of facilities where waste is unloaded for further transport, see 381
• Storage of waste prior to recovery, see 383
• Incineration and combustion of hazardous waste, see 3822
• Operation of facilities where recoverable materials are sorted, see 3830
• Carbon capturing activities, decontamination, clean up of land, water; and toxic material abatement, see 3900

3821 in other systems