OKVED 2 38.32—Disposal of sorted materials

Where 38.32 sits

1. E Water supply; sanitation, waste collection and disposal, pollution control activities
2. 38 Collection, processing and disposal of waste; processing of secondary raw materials
3. 38.3 Recycling activities
4. 38.32 Disposal of sorted materials

Contains 5 narrower codes

• 38.32.1 Sorting materials for further use
• 38.32.2 Processing of waste and scrap precious metals
• 38.32.3 Processing of ferrous metal waste and scrap
• 38.32.4 Processing of waste and scrap of non-ferrous metals
• 38.32.5 Processing of secondary non-metallic raw materials

What 38.32 includes

• The processing of metallic and non-metallic waste, garbage and other items into secondary raw materials, usually using a mechanical or chemical recycling process
• Metallic waste includes ferrous and non-ferrous metal waste and scrap (including precious metals), non-metallic waste includes rubber waste, textiles, paper and cardboard, precious stones, plastic waste and scrap, glass and other non-metallic waste and scrap Included in the class is the processing of materials from waste in the form of: firstly, the separation and sorting of recoverable materials from non-hazardous waste streams (i.e. putrefying garbage) or, secondly, the separation and sorting of mixed recoverable materials such as metals, paper, plastics, used drink cans
• Examples of mechanical or chemical recycling processes are: • mechanical crushing of metal scrap from used cars, washing machines, bicycles etc. • mechanical volume reduction of large iron parts such as railway cars • shredding of metal scrap, end-of-life cars etc. • other mechanical treatment processes such as squeezing, pressing to reduce volume • recovery of metals from photographic waste, such as film and paper

What 38.32 excludes

• Manufacture of new finished products from (actually produced) secondary raw materials, such as twisted yarn from existing stock, production of pulp from waste paper, recycling of tyre treads or production of metal from scrap metal, see the relevant classes in section C (MANUFACTURING);
• Reprocessing of nuclear fuel, see 20.13;
• Remelting of ferrous waste and scrap, see 24.10;
• Recovery of secondary raw materials by incineration or oxidation, see 38.2;
• Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste, see 38.21;
• Treatment of organic waste for subsequent disposal, including production of compost, see 38.21;
• Energy recovery (energy utilization of waste) from the incineration of non-hazardous waste, see 38.21;
• Treatment and disposal of transient radioactive waste from hospitals, etc., see 38.22;
• Treatment and disposal of toxic, contaminated waste, see 38.22;
• Wholesale trade in secondary raw materials, see 46.77

38.32 in other systems