2022 NAICS national industry in sector 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
562112 Hazardous Waste Collection
NAICS 562112 is the US industry code for hazardous waste collection. This U.S.
- Code
- 562112 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Hazardous Waste Collection
- Part of
- Waste Collection
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $47 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 38120 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in collecting and/or hauling hazardous waste within a local area and/or operating hazardous 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 484230, Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance.
- Collecting and/or hauling in combination with disposal of hazardous waste materials are classified in U.S. Industry 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal.
- Collecting and/or hauling nonhazardous solid waste (i.e., garbage) and/or recyclable materials within a local area and/or operating nonhazardous solid waste transfer stations are classified in U.S. Industry 562111, Solid Waste Collection.
- Collecting and removing debris, such as brush or rubble, within a local area are classified in U.S. Industry 562119, Other Waste Collection.
Activities listed under 562112
The Census index assigns these 5 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Hazardous waste collection services
- Radioactive waste collecting and/or local hauling
- Waste collection services, hazardous
- Waste hauling, local, hazardous
- Waste transfer stations, hazardous
SBA size standard for 562112
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 562112, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $47 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 3812), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.