KSIC 38311—Dismantling and sorting metal waste

Where 38311 sits

1. E Water supply; sewage, waste management, materials recovery
2. 38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
3. 383 Dismantling and sorting recoverable materials; materials recovery
4. 3831 Dismantling, sorting and recovering metal waste
5. 38311 Dismantling and sorting metal waste

Description

Refers to industrial activities involving the dismantling, cutting, or compressing metal-containing waste, scrap, and other waste materials for the purpose of raw material recycling, or the simple separation, classification, and recovery of recyclable metal raw materials from continuously fed mixed waste.

What 38311 includes

• Cutting for the separation and classification of metal waste (waste vehicles, waste washing machines, waste bicycles, etc.)
• Dismantling of railway vehicles, ships, automobiles, computers, TVs, and other equipment for the recycling of metal waste

Example activities

• cutting and compression for the volume reduction of metal waste for recycling

Cross-references for 38311

• Dismantling of automobiles, computers, televisions, etc. for the acquisition and resale of used parts (G)
• Wholesale of materials for recycling ( 46791 )

38311 in other systems

Index entries for 38311

6 entries from the official KSIC alphabetic index that classify under this code.

• Junkyard operation
• Dismantling for the purpose of metal raw material recycling (automobiles, computers, TVs, and other equipment)
• Dismantling of copper cables
• Separation and sorting of metal recyclable materials (mechanical processing)
• Separation of scrap vehicles
• Waste appliances, etc., and cutting for sorting. And cutting for sorting.