SCIAN 562—Waste managementt and remediation services

Where 562 sits

1. 56 Business support services and waste managementt, and remediation services
2. 562 Waste managementt and remediation services

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 5621 Waste collection
• 5622 Treatment and final disposal of waste
• 5629 Remediation, recovery, and other waste management services

Description

Economic units primarily engaged in the collection of waste such as oils, sludge, solutions, biohazardous waste, garbage and recyclable materials (used PET bottles, used aluminum cans, used cardboard, etc.), from residential and non-residential sources; the treatment of waste through biological, chemical or physical procedures to reduce, eliminate or transform waste; the final disposal of waste through controlled containment, containment in stable geological formations, aboveground containers, sanitary landfills, incineration and other methods; the provision of remediation services; the recovery of usable materials from waste, and other waste management services, such as septic tank cleaning, cleaning and desilting of sumps, drainage networks and sewer pipes, and rental of portable toilets.

What 562 includes

• Establishments primarily engaged in the consolidation, temporary storage and preparation of waste for transport (transfer stations); collection of construction and demolition waste; to provide construction remediation services and environmental emergency response services, and destruction of documents, files and miscellaneous products.

Cross-references for 562

• Establishments primarily engaged in wastewater treatment (221, Generation, transmission, distribution and marketing of electricity, water and natural gas supply by pipeline to the final consumer); to plumbing services in construction (238, Specialized work for construction); to the manufacture of recycled textile products (314, Manufacture of textile products, except clothing); of paper, cardboard and paperboard from recycled pulp (322, Paper industry); of recycled plastic resins (325, Chemical industry); to the regeneration of used oil (324, Manufacture of petroleum and coal products); to the wholesale trade of metal scrap, paper and cardboard scrap, glass scrap, plastic scrap, and other waste materials (434, Wholesale trade of agricultural and forestry raw materials, for industry, and waste materials); to the road transport of waste (484, Road freight transport); to consulting in remediation services and in the management of hazardous or non-hazardous waste; evaluation of water, air and soil at a site; planning of remediation services (541, Professional, scientific and technical services); cleaning of water tanks, and cleaning and disinfection of cisterns (561, Business support services); to public bath services (812, Personal services), and the administration and regulation of programs for waste management (931, Legislative, governmental and judicial activities).

562 in other systems