SSIC 38200—Treatment and disposal of waste

Where 38200 sits

1. E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
2. 38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
3. 382 Waste treatment and disposal
4. 3820 Treatment and Disposal of Waste
5. 38200 Treatment and disposal of waste

What 38200 includes

• This sub-class includes the treatment prior to disposal and other treatment of hazardous and non-hazardous waste, the disposal of waste, and remediation activities. The waste may be in solid or non-solid form.
• Operation of landfills for disposal of waste
• Storage of captured carbon dioxide
• Disposal of waste by combustion or incineration or other methods, with or without the resulting production of electricity or steam, substitute fuels, biogas, ashes or other by-products for further use, etc.
• Treatment of organic waste for disposal, landfilling or permanent storage
• Disposal of used goods such as refrigerators to eliminate harmful waste
• Remediation activities like: - decontamination of soils and groundwater at the place of pollution, either in situ or ex situ, using e.g., mechanical, chemical or biological methods - decontamination and cleaning up of surface water following accidental pollution - decontamination of industrial plants or sites, including nuclear plants and sites - cleaning up of oil spills and other pollutions on land, in surface water, in ocean and seas, including coastal areas and other specialised pollution-control activities
• Production of compost from organic waste
• Permanent underground storage of waste in a deep geological cavity such as a salt or potassium mine
• Operation of facilities for treatment of hazardous waste
• Treatment and disposal of toxic live or dead animals and/or other contaminated waste
• Treatment, disposal and storage of radioactive nuclear waste including: - treatment and disposal of transition radioactive waste, i.e., decaying within the period of transport, from hospitals - encapsulation, preparation and other treatment of nuclear waste for storage
• Asbestos, lead paint, and other toxic material abatement
• Clearing of landmines, including detonation at the site
• Other specialized pollution-control activities
• Site remediation containment, control and monitoring services

What 38200 excludes

• Reprocessing of nuclear fuels from waste, see 20119
• Purification of water for water supply purposes, see 36000
• Operation of facilities where waste is unloaded for further transport, see 38100
• Storage of waste prior to recovery, see 38100
• Operation of facilities where commingled recoverable materials such as paper, plastics are sorted into distinct categories, see 3830
• Carbon capture activities, see 39000

38200 in other systems