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Hazardous Waste Collection
NAICS 562112 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in collecting and/or hauling hazardous waste within a local area and/or operating hazardous waste transfer stations. Hazardous waste collection establishments may be responsible for the identification, treatment, packaging, and labeling of waste for the purposes of transport.
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Long-distance trucking of waste: 484230 — Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
- Collecting and/or hauling in combination with disposal of hazardous waste materials: 562211 — Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
- Collecting and/or hauling nonhazardous solid waste (i.e., garbage) and/or recyclable materials within a local area and/or operating nonhazardous solid waste transfer stations: 562111 — Solid Waste Collection;
- Collecting and removing debris, such as brush or rubble, within a local area: 562119 — Other Waste Collection
Census classification reference
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Establishments in this class primarily collect and haul hazardous waste materials — including industrial chemicals, solvents, contaminated soils, and other regulated substances — from generator sites to licensed treatment, storage, or disposal facilities. Operations may also include identification, packaging, labeling, and manifesting of waste for transport compliance, as well as operation of transfer stations where waste is temporarily staged before long-distance shipment.
Questions to investigate
- What specific waste streams are collected — solvents, corrosives, reactive materials, acutely hazardous waste, or other categories?
- Does the operation include a transfer station or any on-site waste storage, or is it strictly pick-up-and-haul?
- What is the current regulatory compliance status — any open violations, consent orders, or enforcement actions?
- What DOT and EPA permits and registrations are in place?
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