UK SIC 2007 code in Section E: Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
38220 Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste
SIC 38220 is the UK code for treatment and disposal of hazardous waste. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 38220 (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 (1:5); 38.31 Incineration without energy recovery (1:5); 38.32 Landfilling or permanent storage (1:5); 38.23 Other waste recovery (1:5); 38.33 Other waste disposal (1:5)
- Closest US NAICS
- 562211
Activities ONS lists under 38220
The ONS index assigns these 14 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Disposal of nuclear waste
- Disposal of sick or dead animals (toxic)
- Disposal of used goods such as refrigerators to eliminate harmful waste
- Encapsulation, preparation and other treatment of nuclear waste for storage
- Incineration of hazardous waste
- Operation of facilities for treatment of hazardous waste
- Toxic waste treatment service
- Treatment and disposal of foul liquids (e.g. Leachate)
- Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste
- Treatment and disposal of nuclear waste
- Treatment and disposal of radioactive waste from hospitals, etc.
- Treatment and disposal of toxic live or dead animals and other contaminated waste
- Treatment and disposal of transition radioactive waste
- Treatment, disposal and storage of radioactive nuclear waste
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 (38.22) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 38.22 | Energy recovery | 1:5 |
| 38.31 | Incineration without energy recovery | 1:5 |
| 38.32 | Landfilling or permanent storage | 1:5 |
| 38.23 | Other waste recovery | 1:5 |
| 38.33 | Other waste disposal | 1:5 |
"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 38220 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.