NAICS Code 562111 - Solid Waste Collection
Industry Sector
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation ServicesTotal Companies
154Est. Employment
188,428Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) collecting and/or hauling nonhazardous solid waste (i.e., garbage) within a local area; (2) operating nonhazardous solid waste transfer stations; and (3) collecting and/or hauling mixed recyclable materials within a local area.
Snapshot
NAICS Code 562111 - Solid Waste Collection is a final level code of the “Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services” Sector. There are 154 companies classified in this industry in the USA with an estimated employment of 188,428 people.
Industry Examples
Common types of examples within NAICS Code 562111 - Solid Waste Collection are:
- Ash collection services
- Ash hauling, local
- Garbage collection services
- Garbage hauling, local
- Garbage pick-up services
- Recyclable material collection services
- Recyclable material hauling, local
- Refuse collection services
- Refuse hauling, local
- Rubbish (i.e., nonhazardous solid waste) hauling, local
- Rubbish collection services
- Trash collection services
- Trash hauling, local
- Waste collection services, nonhazardous solid
- Waste hauling, local, nonhazardous solid
- Waste transfer stations, nonhazardous solid
Cross-References
- Long-distance trucking of waste: classified in NAICS Code - 484230 - Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance.
- Collecting and/or hauling in combination with disposal of nonhazardous waste materials: classified in NAICS Code - 56221 - Waste Treatment and Disposal.
- Collecting and/or hauling hazardous waste within a local area and/or operating hazardous waste transfer stations: classified in U.S. NAICS Code - 562112 - Hazardous Waste Collection.
- Collecting and removing debris, such as brush or rubble, within a local area: classified in U.S. NAICS Code - 562119 - Other Waste Collection.
- Operating facilities for separating and sorting recyclable materials from nonhazardous waste streams (i.e., garbage) and/or for sorting commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, and metal cans, intodistinct categories: classified in NAICS Code - 562920 - Materials Recovery Facilities..
