SICIndustry

SIC 5093—Scrap and Waste Materials

Industry · Standard Industrial Classification (1987)

Where 5093 sits

Description

Establishments primarily engaged in assembling, breaking up, sorting, and wholesale distribution of scrap and waste materials. This industry includes auto wreckers engaged in dismantling automobiles for scrap.

What 5093 includes

6-digit codes

509300 — Scrap and Waste Materials
509301 — Waste Paper and Cloth Materials
509302 — Metal Scrap and Waste Materials
509399 — Scrap and Waste Materials, NEC

8-digit codes

50930000 — Scrap and waste materials
50930100 — Waste paper and cloth materials
50930101 — Bag reclaiming
50930102 — Boxes, waste
50930103 — Fur cuttings and scraps
50930104 — Textile waste
50930105 — Waste paper
50930106 — Waste rags
50930200 — Metal scrap and waste materials
50930201 — Ferrous metal scrap and waste
50930202 — Nonferrous metals scrap
50930203 — Wire and cable scrap
50939900 — Scrap and waste materials, nec
50939901 — Automotive wrecking for scrap
50939902 — Barrels and drums
50939903 — Bottles, waste
50939904 — Junk and scrap
50939905 — Oil, waste
50939906 — Plastics scrap
50939907 — Rubber scrap
50939908 — Scavengering
50939909 — Lumber scrap

Example activities

automotive wrecking for scrap-wholesale bag
bottles, waste-wholesale
boxes, waste-wholesale
fur cuttings and scraps-wholesale
iron and steel scrap-wholesale
junk and scrap, general line-wholesale
metal waste and scrap-wholesale
nonferrous metals scrap-wholesale
oil, waste-wholesale
plastics scrap-wholesale
rags-wholesale
rubber scrap-wholesale
scavengering-wholesale
scrap and waste materials-wholesale
textile waste-wholesale
wastepaper, including paper recycling-wholesale
wiping rags, including washing and reconditioning-wholesale

Cross-references for 5093

However, those engaged in dismantling cars for the purpose of selling secondhand parts are classified in Industry 5015.

5093 in other systems

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