562211 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Overview
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating treatment and/or disposal facilities for hazardous waste or (2) the combined activity of collecting and/or hauling of hazardous waste materials within a local area and operating treatment or disposal facilities for hazardous waste.
Top Organizations
Cross-References
- Operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste--are classified in U.S. Industry 562212, Solid Waste Landfill;
- 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
- Pumping (i.e., cleaning) cesspools, portable toilets, and septic tanks or renting portable toilets--are classified in U.S. Industry 562991, Septic Tank and Related Services.
Index Entries
| Acid waste disposal facilities |
| Acid waste treatment facilities |
| Combustors, hazardous waste |
| Hazardous waste disposal facilities |
| Hazardous waste disposal facilities combined with collection and/or local hauling of hazardous waste |
| Hazardous waste material disposal facilities |
| Hazardous waste material treatment facilities |
| Hazardous waste treatment facilities |
| Hazardous waste treatment facilities combined with collection and/or local hauling of hazardous waste |
| Incinerators, hazardous waste, operating |
| Medical waste treatment facilities, hazardous |
| Radioactive waste collecting and/or local hauling in combination with disposal and/or treatment facilities |
| Radioactive waste disposal facilities |
| Radioactive waste treatment facilities |
| Waste disposal facilities, hazardous |
| Waste treatment facilities, hazardous |
| Waste treatment plants, hazardous |