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Class 3822 - Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste

PSIC Class 3822 covers Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste. Current child subclasses include Treatment and Disposal of Hazardous Waste. This four-digit layer is useful when comparing neighboring activities before...

Level Class
Hierarchy depth 4/5
Children 1
Last verified 2026-10-21
About this level

Practical summary

Class 3822 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under E Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities > 38 Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Activities; Materials Recovery > 382 Waste treatment and disposal. This class usually fans out into more specific subclasses such as Treatment and Disposal of Hazardous Waste. It is the level people use when they already know the activity family but still need the exact five-digit match.

Official note

Source-backed description

This class includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of solid or non- solid hazardous waste, including waste that is explosive, oxidizing, flammable, toxic, irritant, carcinogenic, corrosive or infectious and other substances and preparations harmful for human health and environment. This class includes: Operation of facilities for treatment of hazardous waste Treatment and disposal of toxic live or dead animals and other contaminated waste Incineration of hazardous waste Disposal of used goods such as refrigerators to eliminate harmful waste Treatment disposal and storage of radioactive nuclear waste including treatment and disposal of transition radio active waste, i.e. decaying within the period of transport, from hospitals; encapsulation, preparation and other treatment of nuclear waste for storage This class excludes: Incineration of non-hazardous waste, see 3821; Decontamination, clean up of land, water, toxic material abatement, see 3900; Reprocessing of nuclear fuels, see 2011.