2017 NAICS Definition

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

562213 Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating combustors and incinerators for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste. These establishments may produce byproducts, such as electricity and steam.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Operating treatment and/or disposal facilities for hazardous waste--are classified in U.S. Industry 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal;
• Operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste--are classified in U.S. Industry 562212, Solid Waste Landfill;
• 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
562213		562213		562213		Combustors, nonhazardous solid waste
562213		562213		562213		Garbage disposal combustors or incinerators
562213		562213		562213		Incinerators, nonhazardous solid waste
562213		562213		562213		Power generation, nonhazardous solid waste combustor or incinerator electric
562213		562213		562213		Refuse disposal combustors or incinerators
562213		562213		562213		Rubbish disposal combustors or incinerators
562213		562213		562213		Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous
562213		562213		562213		Trash disposal combustors or incinerators
562213		562213		562213		Waste disposal combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous solid