SCIAN 56212—Collection of non-hazardous waste

Where 56212 sits

1. 56 Business support services and waste managementt, and remediation services
2. 562 Waste managementt and remediation services
3. 5621 Waste collection
4. 56212 Collection of non-hazardous waste

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 562121 Collection of non-hazardous waste by the private sector
• 562122 Collection of non-hazardous waste by the public sector

Description

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

What 56212 includes

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

Cross-references for 56212

• Establishments primarily engaged in wholesale trade of metal waste, paper and cardboard waste, glass waste, plastic waste, and other waste materials (43431, Wholesale trade of waste materials); to the road transport of non-hazardous waste (48422, Local specialized freight transport, except moving; 48423, Long-distance specialized freight transport, except moving); to the collection of hazardous waste (56211, Collection of hazardous waste), and the recovery of usable materials from waste (56292, Waste recovery).

56212 in other systems