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Trends Report Highlights: Industrial Sector Analysis

2004-2006 Trends Report Highlights

For 2006, facilities in 350 different North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Codes reported generating PCs; approximately 90 percent of the facilities in 24 of the NAICS codes.  Facilities in three industries accounted for approximately 46 percent of the total quantity of the PCs generated in 2006:

PC Quantities

NAICS Code NAICS Code Description Total PC Quantity in 2004 Total PC Quantity in 2005 Total PC Quantity in 2006 Percent of Total National PC Quantity (2006)
325181
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
8,434,467
13,125,343
13,408,621
17.7%
331492
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
10,213,273
11,027,809
11,410,674
15.0%
331111
Iron and Steel Mills
9,830,019
9,270,225
10,108,076
13.3%
928110
National Security
2,576,059
2,740,057
4,406,113
5.8%
335991
Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing
4,115,195
4,651,306
3,291,125
4.3%
331312
Primary Aluminum Production
2,974,060
2,756,294
3,233,397
4.3%
332812
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
2,085,146
2,199,369
3,000,504
4.0%
324110
Petroleum Refineries
3,338,171
6,149,521
2,944,295
3.9%
325192
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
1,378,335
3,916,502
2,597,531
3.4%
325188
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
2,292,261
1,655,987
1,926,879
2.5%
325110
Petrochemical Manufacturing
2,115,254
2,828,812
1,714,644
2.3%
331511
Iron Foundries
1,960,075
1,626,420
1,617,805
2.1%
325320
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
1,471,180
1,541,579
1,377,295
1.8%
325199
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
2,364,209
1,241,040
1,373,750
1.8%
325998
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
332,498
694,526
958,058
1.3%
332992
Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
182,316
565,013
790,921
1.0%
325211
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
945,158
1,271,826
666,773
0.9%
335110
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
232,099
567,422
613,853
0.8%
541710
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
479,037
459,021
592,124
0.8%
324191
Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
448,910
485,393
515,286
0.7%
331421
Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
129,314
120,833
482,704
0.6%
335912
Primary Battery Manufacturing
456,055
422,775
427,678
0.6%
331222
Steel Wire Drawing
483,927
375,607
409,519
0.5%
331210
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
218,690
204,649
400,799
0.5%

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PCs Disposal/Recovery/Treatment/Recycling

In 2006, facilities in 24 NAICS codes accounted for approximately 90 percent of the total quantity of non-recycled PC generated. 
NAICS Code NAICS Code Description Onsite Disposal (pounds) Offsite Disposal (pounds) Onsite Energy Recovery (pounds) Offsite Energy Recovery (pounds) Onsite Treatment (pounds) Offsite Treatment (pounds) Onsite Recycling (pounds) Offsite Recycling (pounds)
325181
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
1,545
16,222
2,840,794
18
10,502,974
47,068
3,833,027
171,051
331492
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
3,039,003
8,371,671
0
0
0
0
108,074,170
27,744,300
331111
Iron and Steel Mills
458,492
9,635,486
0
3
11,430
2,666
592,058
11,651,220
928110
National Security
4,049,807
305,208
10,489
39,684
306
619
372,200
345,420
335991
Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing
21,846
39,359
1,380,644
329
1,837,583
11,363
224,707
6,248
331312
Primary Aluminum Production
81,337
86,869
58,718
183
3,003,973
2,317
189,501
30,064
332812
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
230
69,831
549,892
95,039
2,277,197
8,314
4,239
463,418
324110
Petroleum Refineries
28,454
208,152
31,733
21,205
2,432,019
222,732
8,661,860
137,255
325192
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
102,210
269,437
1,834
2,003,991
19,144
200,914
1,933,538
493,340
325188
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
369,897
1,052,861
383,498
1,083
103,725
15,815
693,551
120,558
325110
Petrochemical Manufacturing
2,940
287,461
24,375
240,605
544,081
615,181
280,445
246,425
331511
Iron Foundries
278,020
1,329,142
0
0
10,642
1
57,529
232,813
325320
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
243
535
928,411
247,500
96,946
103,660
1,110
0
325199
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
4,498
78,217
107,341
112,450
653,202
418,043
881,981
5,296,088
325998
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
3,567
217,388
659,379
16,160
47,807
13,757
11,002
81,333
332992
Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
0
790,921
0
0
0
0
3,261,100
4,218,580
325211
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
40,283
17,805
14,326
434,059
155,053
5,247
642
28,446
335110
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
0
613,853
0
0
0
0
145,784
515,329
541710
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
18,342
573,600
0
119
57
5
0
10,628
324191
Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
3
27,651
0
5,188
482,444
0
9,735
685
331421
Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
253
467,975
0
597
13,879
0
29,481
846,203
335912
Primary Battery Manufacturing
541
427,136
0
0
0
0
13,736,909
9,501,062
331222
Steel Wire Drawing
332
409,186
0
0
1
0
0
1,775,724
331210
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
0
2,932
172,915
0
218,792
6,160
113,831
58,320
Total
8,501,844
25,298,901
7,164,349
3,218,212
22,411,256
1,673,863
143,108,401
63,974,509

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