SCIAN 56221—Treatment and final disposal of hazardous waste

Where 56221 sits

1. 56 Business support services and waste managementt, and remediation services
2. 562 Waste managementt and remediation services
3. 5622 Treatment and final disposal of waste
4. 56221 Treatment and final disposal of hazardous waste

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 562211 Treatment and final disposal of hazardous waste by the private sector
• 562212 Treatment and final disposal of hazardous waste by the public sector

Description

Economic units primarily engaged in the treatment of hazardous waste through biological, chemical or physical procedures to reduce, eliminate or transform waste, and final disposal of hazardous waste through controlled containment, containment in stable geological formations or in containers on land and other methods.

Cross-references for 56221

• Establishments primarily engaged in wastewater treatment (22131, Water collection, treatment and supply), and to the treatment and final disposal of non-hazardous waste (56222, Treatment and final disposal of non-hazardous waste).

56221 in other systems