SIC Code 5093 - Scrap and Waste Materials
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Wholesale TradeTotal Companies
9,709Est. Employment
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Description
Establishments primarily engaged in assembling, breaking up, sorting, and wholesale distribution of scrap and waste materials. This industry includes auto wreckers engaged in dismantling automobiles for scrap.
Snapshot
SIC Code 5093 - Scrap and Waste Materials is a final level code of the “Wholesale Trade” Division. There are 9,709 companies classified in this industry in the USA with an estimated employment of 336,317 people.
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Parent Category (less specific)
Extended SIC Codes (6-digit) for Scrap and Waste Materials
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- 5093-01 - Aircraft Salvage (Wholesale)
- 5093-02 - Barrels & Drums-Used (Wholesale)
- 5093-03 - Film Scrap (Wholesale)
- 5093-04 - Boxes-Used (Wholesale)
- 5093-05 - Waste Rdctn Dspsl/Recycle Service-Ind (Wholesale)
- 5093-06 - Waste-Cotton Wool Synthetic Etc (Wholesale)
- 5093-07 - Waste-Paper (Wholesale)
- 5093-08 - Oils-Waste (Wholesale)
- 5093-09 - Wiping Cloths (Wholesale)
- 5093-10 - Rags (Wholesale)
- 5093-11 - Plastics-Scrap (Wholesale)
- 5093-12 - Recycling Centers (Wholesale)
- 5093-13 - Scrap Metals & Iron (Wholesale)
- 5093-14 - Scrap Metals-Processing/Recycling (Wholesale)
- 5093-15 - Steel-Used (Wholesale)
- 5093-16 - Waste Disposal Equipment (Wholesale)
- 5093-17 - Waste (Wholesale)
- 5093-18 - Surplus & Salvage Merchandise (Wholesale)
- 5093-19 - Scrap Rubber (Wholesale)
- 5093-20 - Salvage-Yards (Wholesale)
- 5093-21 - Tire Disposal (Wholesale)
- 5093-22 - Bottle & Can Recycling Depots (Wholesale)
- 5093-23 - Recycled Products (Wholesale)
- 5093-24 - Automobile Crushing Service (Wholesale)
- 5093-25 - Fur Cuttings (Wholesale)
- 5093-26 - Bottles-Used (Wholesale)
- 5093-27 - Metal Buyers (Wholesale)
- 5093-28 - Plastic Recycling (Wholesale)
- 5093-30 - Wood-Waste & Recycling (Wholesale)
- 5093-32 - Waste-Grease (Wholesale)
- 5093-34 - Waste-Oil Furnaces-Sales & Services (Wholesale)
- 5093-35 - Waste-Plastics (Wholesale)
- 5093-39 - Asphalt Reclaiming (Wholesale)
- 5093-40 - Recycling-Electronics (Wholesale)
- 5093-41 - Appliances Recycling (Wholesale)
- 5093-42 - Recycling Non Ferrous Metals (Wholesale)
Industry Examples
Common types of examples within SIC Code 5093 - Scrap and Waste Materials are:
- Automotive wrecking for scrap - wholesale Bag
- Bottles, waste - wholesale
- Boxes, waste - wholesale
- Fur cuttings and scraps - wholesale
- Iron and steel scrap - wholesale
- Junk and scrap, general line - wholesale
- Metal waste and scrap - wholesale
- Nonferrous metals scrap - wholesale
- Oil, waste - wholesale
- Plastics scrap - wholesale
- Rags - wholesale
- Rubber scrap - wholesale
- Scavengering - wholesale
- Scrap and waste materials - wholesale
- Textile waste - wholesale
- Wastepaper, including paper recycling - wholesale
- Wiping rags, including washing and reconditioning - wholesale
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Alternative SIC Code Categories for SIC 5093
For business marketing and targeting purposes, please refer to the Extended SIC Codes (6-digit).
7-digit SIC
- 5093001Scrap & Waste Materials Wholesale
- 5093002Recycling Centers Wholesale
- 5093003Automobile Wrecking & Scrap Wholesale
- 5093004Ferrous Metal Scrap & Waste Wholesale
- 5093005Scrap Metals & Iron Wholesale
- 5093006Nonferrous Metals Scrap Wholesale
- 5093007Waste-Paper Wholesale
- 5093008Plastics-Scrap Wholesale
- 5093009Oils-Waste Wholesale
- 5093010Rags Wholesale
- 5093011Textile Waste Wholesale
- 5093012Aircraft Salvage Wholesale
- 5093013Waste Paper & Cloth Materials
- 5093014Film Scrap Wholesale
- 5093015Bag Reclaiming
- 5093016Boxes-Used Wholesale
- 5093017Waste Reduction Disposal/recycle Services-Industrial Wholesale
- 5093018Waste-Cotton Wool Synthetic Etc Wholesale
- 5093019Fur Cuttings Wholesale
- 5093020Wire & Cable Scrap
- 5093021Wiping Cloths Wholesale
- 5093022Barrels & Drums-Used Wholesale
- 5093023Bottles-Used Wholesale
- 5093024Scrap Metals-Processing/recycling Wholesale
- 5093025Scrap Rubber Wholesale
- 5093026Steel-Used Wholesale
- 5093027Waste Disposal Equipment Wholesale
- 5093028Scavengering
- 5093029Waste Wholesale
- 5093030Lumber Scrap
- 5093031Surplus & Salvage Merchandise Wholesale
- 5093032Salvage-Yards Wholesale
- 5093033Tire Disposal Wholesale
- 5093034Recycled Products Wholesale
- 5093035Automobile Crushing Services Wholesale
- 5093036Metal Buyers Wholesale
- 5093037Plastic Recycling Wholesale
- 5093038Wire-Scrap Processing Wholesale
- 5093039Wood-Waste & Recycling Wholesale
- 5093040Waste-Paper-Buyers Wholesale
- 5093041Waste-Oil Furnaces-Sales & Servicess Wholesale
- 5093042Waste-Plastics Wholesale
- 5093043Sewage Disposal Systems Wholesale
- 5093044Ammunition Disassembly Waste/recycle Wholesale
- 5093045Asphalt Reclaiming Wholesale
- 5093046Recycling-Electronics Wholesale
- 5093047Appliances Recycling
8-digit SIC
- 50930000Scrap And Waste Materials
- 50930100Waste Paper And Cloth Materials
- 50930101Bag Reclaiming
- 50930102Boxes, Waste
- 50930103Fur Cuttings And Scraps
- 50930104Textile Waste
- 50930105Waste Paper
- 50930106Waste Rags
- 50930200Metal Scrap And Waste Materials
- 50930201Ferrous Metal Scrap And Waste
- 50930202Nonferrous Metals Scrap
- 50930203Wire And Cable Scrap
- 50939901Automotive Wrecking For Scrap
- 50939902Barrels And Drums
- 50939903Bottles, Waste
- 50939904Junk And Scrap
- 50939905Oil, Waste
- 50939906Plastics Scrap
- 50939907Rubber Scrap
- 50939908Scavengering
- 50939909Lumber Scrap
Questions & Answers
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What is the SIC Code for Auto Wreckers and Scrap Metal Services?
Auto Wreckers are classified in SIC Code 5093 – Scrap and Waste Material Wholesalers. This industry also includes recycling centers, scrap metal wholesalers, metal buyers, film scrap, appliance recycling, wastepaper, plastics, rubber, and asphalt.