MSIC 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

Contains 1 narrower code

• 38210 Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste

What 3821 includes

• 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 38309
• Incineration and combustion of hazardous waste, see 38220
• Operation of facilities where commingled recoverable materials (e.g. paper, plastics, used beverage cans, and metals, are sorted into distinct categories, see 38309
• Carbon capturing activities, decontamination, clean up of land, water; toxic material abatement, see 39000

3821 in other systems