NAICS
562: Waste Management and Remediation Services
Industries in the Waste Management and Remediation Services subsector
group establishments engaged in the collection, treatment, and disposal
of waste materials. This includes establishments engaged in local
hauling of waste materials; operating materials recovery facilities
(i.e., those that sort recyclable materials from the trash stream);
providing remediation services (i.e., those that provide for the
cleanup of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, or ground water);
and providing septic pumping and other miscellaneous waste management
services. There are three industry groups within the subsector that
separate these activities into waste collection, waste treatment and
disposal, and remediation and other waste management.
Excluded from this subsector are establishments primarily engaged in
collecting, treating, and disposing waste through sewer systems or
sewage treatment facilities that are classified in Industry 22132,
Sewage Treatment Facilities and establishments primarily engaged in
long-distance hauling of waste materials that are classified in
Industry 48423, Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking,
Long-Distance. Also, there are some activities that appear to be
related to waste management, but that are not included in this
subsector. For example, establishments primarily engaged in providing
waste management consulting services are classified in Industry 54162,
Environmental Consulting Services.