2022 NAICS industry in sector 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
56211 Waste Collection
NAICS 56211 is the US industry code for waste collection. It covers establishments primarily engaged in (1) collecting and/or hauling hazardous waste, nonhazardous waste, and/or recyclable materials within a local area and/or (2) operating hazardous or nonhazardous waste transfer stations.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) collecting and/or hauling hazardous waste, nonhazardous waste, and/or recyclable materials within a local area and/or (2) operating hazardous or nonhazardous waste transfer stations. Hazardous waste collection establishments may be responsible for the identification, treatment, packaging, and labeling of waste for the purposes of transport.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Long-distance trucking of waste are classified in Industry 48423, Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance.
- Operating facilities for separating and sorting recyclable materials from nonhazardous waste streams (i.e., garbage) and/or for sorting commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, and metal cans, into distinct categories are classified in Industry 56292, Materials Recovery Facilities.
- Merchant wholesaling automotive, industrial, and other recyclable materials are classified in Industry 42393, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers.
- Collecting and/or hauling in combination with disposal of waste materials are classified in Industry 56221, Waste Treatment and Disposal.
Codes in 56211
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