national industry 562211
Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Overview
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating treatment and/or disposal facilities for hazardous waste or (2) the combined activity of collecting and/or hauling of hazardous waste materials within a local area and operating treatment or disposal facilities for hazardous waste.
The immediate parent of national industry 562211 is international industry 56221: Waste Treatment and Disposal
2012 NAICS Edition Cross References
- Establishments primarily engaged in:
- Operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste:are classified in U.S. Industry 562212, Solid Waste Landfill;
- Operating combustors and incinerators for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste:are classified in U.S. Industry 562213, Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators;
- Collecting, treating, and disposing waste through sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities:are classified in Industry 221320, Sewage Treatment Facilities; and
- Operating nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities (except landfills, combustors, incinerators, and sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities):are classified in U.S. Industry 562219, Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal.
Sub-Descriptions
- 562211 - Acid waste disposal facilities
- 562211 - Acid waste treatment facilities
- 562211 - Combustors, hazardous waste
- 562211 - Hazardous waste disposal facilities
- 562211 - Hazardous waste disposal facilities combined with collection and/or local hauling of hazardous waste
- 562211 - Hazardous waste material disposal facilities
- 562211 - Hazardous waste material treatment facilities
- 562211 - Hazardous waste treatment facilities
- 562211 - Hazardous waste treatment facilities combined with collection and/or local hauling of hazardous waste
- 562211 - Incinerators, hazardous waste, operating
- 562211 - Radioactive waste collecting and/or local hauling in combination with disposal and/or treatment facilities
- 562211 - Radioactive waste disposal facilities
- 562211 - Radioactive waste treatment facilities
- 562211 - Waste disposal facilities, hazardous
- 562211 - Waste treatment facilities, hazardous
- 562211 - Waste treatment plants, hazardous
History
The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.
| Edition | Existed | Equivalent Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 562211 | |
| 2007 | 562211 | |
| 2012 | 562211 | |
| 2017 | 562211 | |
| 2022 | 562211 |
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings
Insurance Industry Mappings
The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal:
- administrative and support and waste management and remediation service
- atomic energy radiation exposure not otherwise classified
- garbage work
- hazardous waste treatment and disposal
- refuse system
- waste disposal site including hazardous material
- waste management and remediation service
- waste treatment and disposal
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