MSIC 38301—Mechanical crushing of metal waste

Where 38301 sits

1. E Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities
2. 38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal, and recovery activities
3. 383 Materials and other waste recovery
4. 3830 Materials and other waste recovery
5. 38301 Mechanical crushing of metal waste

What 38301 includes

• Mechanical crushing of metal waste such as used cars, washing machines, bikes, ship, etc. with subsequent sorting and separation
• Mechanical reduction of large iron pieces such as railway wagons
• Shredding of metal waste, end-of-life vehicles etc.
• Other methods of mechanical treatment as cutting, pressing to reduce the volume
• Ship-breaking
• Reclaiming metals out of photographic waste, e.g. fixer solution or photographic films and paper
• Sorting and mechanical processing (e.g. cleaning, grinding) of plastics to produce secondary raw material
• Processing (aging, cleaning, sorting) of incineration bottom ash into secondary raw materials (metals, aggregates)
• Crushing, cleaning and sorting of glass and other waste such as demolition waste to obtain secondary raw material

38301 in other systems