NACE Class 38.22 - Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste
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Definition
Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste class
Description
This class includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of solid or non-solid hazardous waste, including waste that if explosive, oxidising, flammable, toxic, irritant, carcinogenic, corrosive, infectious and other substances and preparations harmful for human health and environment.
This class includes:
- operation of facilities for treatment of hazardous waste
- treatment and disposal of toxic live or dead animals and other contaminated waste
- incineration of hazardous waste
- disposal of used goods such as refrigerators to eliminate harmful waste
- treatment, disposal and storage of radioactive nuclear waste including:
- treatment and disposal of transition radioactive waste, i.e. decaying within the period of transport, from hospitals
- encapsulation, preparation and other treatment of nuclear waste for storage
This class excludes:
- reprocessing of nuclear fuels, see 20.13
- incineration of non-hazardous waste, see 38.21
- decontamination, clean up of land, water; toxic material abatement, see 39.00
