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Code summary
Code 382
Official title Waste treatment and disposal
Version PSIC 2019
Source layer PSA / BSP
Ws
PSIC 2019 Navigation-first hub Group 382 - Waste treatment and disposal
PSIC Group 382 covers Waste treatment and disposal. Direct children below it include Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste and Treatment and Disposal of Non-hazardous Waste. It clusters closely related activities...
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Practical summary
Group 382 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 Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste and Treatment and Disposal of Non-hazardous Waste. It is useful when two or three neighboring activities look similar but should not be collapsed into one code.
Administrative context
Where this code is used
This group is used when reviewers compare a short list of classes such as Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste and Treatment and Disposal of Non-hazardous Waste and need to decide which family is the closest fit. It is common in internal classification review and administrative lookup work.
Selection note
How to choose it
Use this group when the activity sits between similar classes such as Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste and Treatment and Disposal of Non-hazardous Waste. The safest choice is the one whose wording matches the actual production, service or operating model most closely.
Official note
Source-backed description
This group includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of various forms of waste by different means, such as waste treatment of organic waste with the aim of disposal; treatment and disposal of toxic live or dead animals and other contaminated waste; treatment and disposal of transition radioactive waste from hospitals, etc.; dumping of refuse on land or in water; burial or ploughing under of refuse; disposal of used goods such as refrigerators to eliminate harmful waste by incineration or combustion. Included also is the generation of electricity resulting from waste incineration processes. 3821 38210 Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste This class includes the disposal, treatment prior to disposal and other treatment of solid or non-solid non-hazardous waste. This class includes: Operation of landfills for the disposal of non- hazardous waste Disposal of non-hazardous waste by combustion or incineration or other methods, with or without the resulting production of electricity or steam, substitute fuels, biogas, ashes or other by-products for further use, etc. Treatment of organic waste for disposal Production of compost from organic waste This class excludes: Incineration and combustion of hazardous waste, see 3822; Operation of facilities where commingled recoverable materials such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals, are sorted into distinct categories, see 3830; Decontamination, clean up of land, water; toxic material abatement, see 3900.
FAQ
What does PSIC Group 382 cover?
PSIC Group 382 clusters a smaller family of classes under Waste treatment and disposal and is useful when the business sits between closely related options.
How do I compare Group 382 with sibling groups?
Look at the parent class and the nearby sibling groups. On this page, the most relevant nearby options are 381 Waste collection and 383 Materials recovery.
Why is Group 382 useful for classification?
It sits at the point where a broad sector is already narrowed enough to compare a small family of similar classes before the final code choice.