NACE-BEL 38.210—Materials recovery

Where 38.210 sits

1. E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
2. 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities
3. 38.2 Waste recovery
4. 38.21 Materials recovery
5. 38.210 Materials recovery

What 38.210 includes

• This subclass includes the transformation of waste, including debris and other articles, both metallic and non-metallic, into secondary raw materials.
• This subclass also includes the recovery of materials found in waste streams: (1) by separating and sorting recoverable materials from non-hazardous waste streams or (2) by separating and sorting unsorted recoverable materials (e.g., paper, plastic, beverage cans, and used metals).
• The mechanical or chemical transformation processes involved include:
• The mechanical shredding of metallic waste (e.g., old cars, disused washing machines, or old motorcycles)
• The mechanical reduction of large metallic objects (e.g., railway wagons)
• The recovery of iron from clinker
• The recovery of metals from photographic waste (e.g., fixing baths or photographic film or paper)
• The dismantling of wrecks of all types (automobiles, ships, computers, televisions, and other equipment) for recycling purposes
• The production of rubber powder from rubber waste and scrap, including decontamination, fraction separation (elimination), and devulcanization
• The mechanical sorting and processing (e.g., shredding, cleaning) of plastics to produce raw materials secondary
• The transformation (maturation, cleaning, sorting) of incineration bottom ash into secondary raw materials (metals, aggregates)
• The crushing, cleaning, and sorting of glass
• The crushing, cleaning, and sorting of other waste (e.g., rubble and debris to obtain secondary raw materials)
• The transformation of food, beverage, and tobacco waste and residues into secondary raw materials
• The recycling of used oils, the transformation of used cooking oils and fats into secondary raw materials
• The extraction of silver from chemical waste by processes other than electrolytic refining
• The recovery of phosphorus from sewage sludge incineration
• The recycling of textiles and clothing products by mechanical, thermal, or chemical processes
• The production of waste compost
• The production of biogas from waste, not for the needs of gas or energy supply

What 38.210 excludes

• The manufacture of new finished products from secondary raw materials, whether or not they originate from in-house manufacturing (e.g., spinning of shredded material, making paper pulp from waste paper, retreading tires, or producing metal from scrap metal), see the corresponding subclasses in Section C.
• The reprocessing of nuclear fuel, see 20.13
• The remelting of plastics for the production of granules or compounds, see 20.16
• The remelting of ferrous waste, see 24.10
• The production of biogas from waste for gas supply purposes, see 35.21
• Energy recovery through the thermal treatment of waste, see 38.22
• The disposal and pre-disposal treatment of waste without energy recovery, see 38.3
• Wholesale trade in recycled materials, see 46.87

38.210 in other systems