KSIC E—Water supply; sewage, waste management, materials recovery

Where E sits

1. E Water supply; sewage, waste management, materials recovery

Contains 4 narrower codes

• 36 Water supply
• 37 Sewage, wastewater, human and animal waste treatment services
• 38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
• 39 Remediation activities and other waste management services

Description

1. Overview This includes activities of drawing, collecting, and purifying water to supply domestic and industrial water to consumers and supplying it through piping facilities, sewage treatment activities, the collection, transportation, and treatment of industrial or household waste of various forms, such as solid or non-solid, raw material recycling activities, and environmental purification and restoration activities. The outputs of waste treatment processes or sewage treatment processes may be disposed of or used as inputs for other production processes.

Cross-references for E

• A. If specific products are manufactured using recycled raw materials, it is classified as an appropriate item in manufacturing.
• B. If materials for recycling, such as waste paper and scrap metal, are collected and sold, it is classified as wholesale business (46).
• C. Cleaning of buildings and cleaning of public places such as parks are classified as building and industrial facility cleaning business (7421).
• D. Operation of irrigation facilities (01411)

E in other systems