SBI 38—Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities

Where 38 sits

1. E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
2. 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 38.1 Waste collection
• 38.2 Waste recovery
• 38.3 Waste disposal without recovery

What 38 includes

• This division comprises the collection, pretreatment for recovery or disposal, recovery, and disposal of materials from waste and the organization thereof. The collection of waste materials serving exclusively to support the subsequent recovery or disposal of the collected waste by the same unit must be regarded as an activity for the recovery of waste or for waste disposal.
• This division also includes: - local transport of waste material and operation of facilities for the recovery of materials, i.e. facilities that convert waste, including scrap, whether sorted or not, into secondary raw materials - activities of units that perform obligations regarding producer responsibility for waste management on behalf of the producers from which the waste originates.
• These organizations usually bear responsibility for the processing of waste, which has been delegated to them by the original producers of products or packaging.
• The activities may include the operation of return, collection, and recovery systems for used packaging or packaging waste or for the acceptance and processing of returned or used products.

What 38 excludes

• Wholesale waste activities, see division 46

38 in other systems