NACE Class 38.21 - Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste class
Description
This class includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of solid or non-solid non-hazardous waste: * operation of landfills for the disposal of non-hazardous waste * disposal of non-hazardous waste by combustion or incineration or other methods, with or without the resulting production of electricity or steam, compost, substitute fuels, biogas, ashes or other by-products for further use etc. * treatment of organic waste for disposal
This class excludes:
- incineration and combustion of hazardous waste, see 38.22
- operation of facilities where commingled recoverable materials such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals, are sorted into distinct categories, see 38.32
- decontamination, clean up of land, water; toxic material abatement, see 39.00
