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Group 383 - Materials recovery

PSIC Group 383 covers Materials recovery. Direct children below it include Materials recovery. It clusters closely related activities and helps compare nearby classes before choosing the most defensible business...

Level Group
Hierarchy depth 3/5
Children 1
Last verified 2026-05-12
About this level

Practical summary

Group 383 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 Materials recovery. 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 Materials recovery 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 Materials recovery. The safest choice is the one whose wording matches the actual production, service or operating model most closely.

FAQ

What does PSIC Group 383 cover?

PSIC Group 383 clusters a smaller family of classes under Materials recovery and is useful when the business sits between closely related options.

How do I compare Group 383 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 382 Waste treatment and disposal.

Why is Group 383 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.