national industry 562212
Solid Waste Landfill
Overview
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste or (2) the combined activity of collecting and/or hauling nonhazardous waste materials within a local area and operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste. These establishments may produce byproducts, such as methane.
The immediate parent of national industry 562212 is international industry 56221: Waste Treatment and Disposal
2012 NAICS Edition Cross References
- Establishments primarily engaged in:
- Operating treatment and/or disposal facilities for hazardous waste:are classified in U.S. Industry 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal;
- 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;
- 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; and
- Manufacturing compost:are classified in U.S. Industry 325314, Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing.
Sub-Descriptions
- 562212 - Dumps, nonhazardous solid waste (e.g., trash)
- 562212 - Garbage disposal landfills
- 562212 - Garbage dumps
- 562212 - Landfills
- 562212 - Refuse collecting and operating solid waste landfills
- 562212 - Refuse disposal landfills
- 562212 - Rubbish disposal landfills
- 562212 - Sanitary landfills
- 562212 - Sludge disposal sites
- 562212 - Solid waste landfills combined with collection and/or local hauling of nonhazardous waste materials
- 562212 - Solid waste landfills, nonhazardous
- 562212 - Trash disposal landfills
- 562212 - Waste disposal landfills, nonhazardous solid
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 | 562212 | |
| 2007 | 562212 | |
| 2012 | 562212 | |
| 2017 | 562212 | |
| 2022 | 562212 |
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 562212, Solid Waste Landfill:
- administrative and support and waste management and remediation service
- garbage or refuse dump
- garbage work
- refuse system
- solid waste landfill
- solid waste landfill naic
- waste disposal site including hazardous material
- waste management and remediation service
- waste treatment and disposal
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