UK SIC 2007 code in Section E: Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
38210 Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste
SIC 38210 is the UK code for treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 38210 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
- Section
- Section E: Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
- Division
- 38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
- SIC 2026
- 38.22 Energy recovery (1:6); 38.31 Incineration without energy recovery (1:6); 38.32 Landfilling or permanent storage (1:6); 38.23 Other waste recovery (1:6); 38.33 Other waste disposal (1:6); 38.21 Materials recovery (1:6)
- Closest US NAICS
- 562212, 562213, 562219
Activities ONS lists under 38210
The ONS index assigns these 13 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Ashes and residues of incineration of mining and quarrying waste
- Disposal of non-hazardous waste by combustion or incineration or other methods
- Landfill for the disposal of refuse and waste
- Local authority refuse disposal
- Operation of landfills for the disposal of non-hazardous waste
- Production of compost from organic waste
- Refuse disposal plant or tip (local authority or municipally owned)
- Refuse disposal tip operator
- Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste
- Treatment of organic waste for disposal
- Waste disposal (non hazardous)
- Waste incineration (non hazardous)
- Waste treatment by composting of plant materials
Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.
What changes in SIC 2026
ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (38.21) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 38.22 | Energy recovery | 1:6 |
| 38.31 | Incineration without energy recovery | 1:6 |
| 38.32 | Landfilling or permanent storage | 1:6 |
| 38.23 | Other waste recovery | 1:6 |
| 38.33 | Other waste disposal | 1:6 |
| 38.21 | Materials recovery | 1:6 |
"1:1" means the class carries over unchanged in scope; other link types mean it was split or merged. Companies House still uses SIC 2007, so keep filing with 38210 until it announces a switch.
Closest US NAICS codes
Matched through the shared international class (ISIC Rev. 4). Treat these as a starting point and read the definition before using one.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.