2017 NAICS Definition

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

562211 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

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.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • 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; and
  • 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.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
562211   562211   562211   Acid waste disposal facilities
562211   562211   562211   Acid waste treatment facilities
562211   562211   562211   Combustors, hazardous waste
562211   562211   562211   Hazardous waste disposal facilities
562211   562211   562211   Hazardous waste disposal facilities combined with collection and/or local hauling of hazardous waste
562211   562211   562211   Hazardous waste material disposal facilities
562211   562211   562211   Hazardous waste material treatment facilities
562211   562211   562211   Hazardous waste treatment facilities
562211   562211   562211   Hazardous waste treatment facilities combined with collection and/or local hauling of hazardous waste
562211   562211   562211   Incinerators, hazardous waste, operating
562211   562211   562211   Medical waste treatment facilities, hazardous
562211   562211   562211   Radioactive waste collecting and/or local hauling in combination with disposal and/or treatment facilities
562211   562211   562211   Radioactive waste disposal facilities
562211   562211   562211   Radioactive waste treatment facilities
562211   562211   562211   Waste disposal facilities, hazardous
562211   562211   562211   Waste treatment facilities, hazardous
562211   562211   562211   Waste treatment plants, hazardous