SSICSub-class

SSIC 38200Treatment and disposal of waste

Sub-class · Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (2025)

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

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