Statistical Classification of Economic Activities NACE Rev. 2.0

This group includes waste pretreatment and recovery of both non-hazardous and hazardous waste. Included are materials recovery, energy recovery resulting from thermal treatment of waste and other forms of waste recovery. Treatment prior to recovery of various forms of waste by different means is also included in the group.

This group excludes:
- treatment and disposal of wastewater, see 37.00
- waste disposal without recovery, see 38.3

This group includes waste disposal of both non-hazardous and hazardous waste. Included are thermal treatment without energy recovery, landfilling, release in bodies of water and permanent storage of waste. Treatment prior to disposal of various forms of waste by different means (for example, the treatment of organic waste with the aim of disposal; the treatment and disposal of toxic live or dead animals and other contaminated waste; the treatment and disposal of transitional radioactive waste from hospitals, etc.) are also included.
This group also includes burial or ploughing under of refuse; disposal of used goods to eliminate harmful waste.
This group excludes:
- treatment and disposal of wastewater, see 37.00
- waste recovery, see 38.2