Group 381 - Waste collection

PSIC Group 381 covers Waste collection. Direct children below it include Collection of non-hazardous waste and Collection of hazardous waste. It clusters closely related activities and helps compare nearby classes...

Level Group

Hierarchy depth 3/5

Children 2

Last verified 2026-10-21

Key facts

Code summary

Code 381

Official title Waste collection

Version PSIC 2019

Source layer PSA / BSP

Parent 38 - Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Activities; Materials Recovery

Section E - Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities

Next step

Child codes

These are the next codes most users should open after this hub page.

3811

Collection of non-hazardous waste

3812

Collection of hazardous waste

Nearby codes

382

Waste treatment and disposal

383

Materials recovery

About this level

Practical summary

Group 381 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. This group usually narrows the choice to a small family of classes such as Collection of non-hazardous waste and Collection of hazardous waste. It is useful when two or three neighboring activities look similar but should not be collapsed into one code.

Official note

Source-backed description

This group includes the collection of waste from households and businesses by means of refuse bins, wheeled bins, containers, etc. It includes collection of non-hazardous waste and hazardous waste, e.g. waste from households, used batteries, used cooking oils and fats, waste oil from ships and used oil from garages, as well as construction and demolition waste.