SCIAN 5621—Waste collection

Where 5621 sits

1. 56 Business support services and waste managementt, and remediation services
2. 562 Waste managementt and remediation services
3. 5621 Waste collection

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 56211 Hazardous waste collection
• 56212 Collection of non-hazardous waste

Description

Economic units primarily engaged in the collection of waste, such as oils, sludge, solutions, bio-infectious waste, garbage and recyclable materials (used PET bottles, used aluminum cans, used cardboard, etc.), from residential and non-residential sources.

What 5621 includes

• Establishments primarily engaged in the consolidation, temporary storage and preparation of waste for transport (transfer stations), and the collection of construction and demolition waste.

Cross-references for 5621

• Establishments primarily engaged in wholesale trade of metal waste, paper and cardboard waste, glass waste, plastic waste and other waste materials (4343, Wholesale trade of waste materials); to the transportation of waste (4842, Specialized freight transportation), and the recovery of usable materials from waste (5629, Remediation, recovery, and other waste management services).

5621 in other systems