2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

562112 Hazardous Waste Collection

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in collecting and/or hauling hazardous waste within a local area and/or operating hazardous waste transfer stations. Hazardous waste collection establishments may be responsible for the identification, treatment, packaging, and labeling of waste for the purposes of transport.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Long-distance trucking of waste--are classified in Industry 484230, Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance;
• Collecting and/or hauling in combination with disposal of hazardous waste materials--are classified in U.S. Industry 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal;
• Collecting and/or hauling nonhazardous solid waste (i.e., garbage) and/or recyclable materials within a local area and/or operating nonhazardous solid waste transfer stations--are classified in U.S. Industry 562111, Solid Waste Collection; and
• Collecting and removing debris, such as brush or rubble, within a local area--are classified in U.S. Industry 562119, Other Waste Collection.

2007 NAICS		2012 NAICS		2017 NAICS		Corresponding Index Entries
562112		562112		562112		Hazardous waste collection services
562112		562112		562112		Radioactive waste collecting and/or local hauling
562112		562112		562112		Waste collection services, hazardous
562112		562112		562112		Waste hauling, local, hazardous
562112		562112		562112		Waste transfer stations, hazardous