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All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services
NAICS 562998 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing waste management services (except waste collection, waste treatment and disposal, remediation, operation of materials recovery facilities, septic tank pumping and related services, and waste management consulting services).
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Questions to ask
- What specific services does the business perform — catch basin cleaning, sewer rodding, tank cleaning, beach maintenance, or a mix?
- Does the work involve any hazardous materials, chemical residuals, petroleum products, or regulated waste streams?
- Are any confined space entry procedures required, and does the business have documented safety protocols?
- Does the business hold any state or local environmental permits or licenses?
- What is the prior loss history, particularly any pollution, environmental, or workers' comp claims?
- For All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services, what should the underwriter know about any handling of hazardous waste, chemical residuals, or petroleum byproducts beyond incidental contact?
- For All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services, what should the underwriter know about confined space entry operations without documented safety protocols or osha compliance?
- For All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services, what should the underwriter know about prior pollution incidents, environmental claims, or regulatory actions?
Activities described by this code
- Beach cleaning and maintenance services
- Sewer or storm basin cleanout services
- Catch basin cleaning services
- Tank cleaning and disposal services, commercial or industrial
- Sewer cleaning and rodding services
Other activities to examine
- Collecting and/or hauling waste within a local area: 56211 — Waste Collection
- Long-distance trucking of waste: 484230 — Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
- Collecting, treating, and disposing waste through sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities: 221320 — Sewage Treatment Facilities
- Remediation and cleanup of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, or ground water: 562910 — Remediation Services
- Operating facilities for separating and sorting recyclable materials from nonhazardous waste streams (i.e., garbage) or for sorting commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, and metal cans, into distinct categories: 562920 — Materials Recovery Facilities
- Pumping (i.e., cleaning) cesspools, portable toilets, and septic tanks or renting portable toilets: 562991 — Septic Tank and Related Services
- Providing waste management consulting services, such as developing remedial action plans: 541620 — Environmental Consulting Services
- Providing street cleaning services: 488490 — Other Support Activities for Road Transportation;
- Merchant wholesaling waste oil: 423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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Operations under this class typically involve cleaning, clearing, or maintaining waste-related infrastructure on behalf of municipal or commercial clients — including catch basin and sewer rodding, tank cleaning and disposal, beach and shoreline maintenance, and storm basin cleanout. Workers generally operate specialized equipment at client sites, often handling waste materials with varying contamination potential.
Questions to investigate
- What specific services does the business perform — catch basin cleaning, sewer rodding, tank cleaning, beach maintenance, or a mix?
- Does the work involve any hazardous materials, chemical residuals, petroleum products, or regulated waste streams?
- Are any confined space entry procedures required, and does the business have documented safety protocols?
- Does the business hold any state or local environmental permits or licenses?
This insurance research was generated in April 2026. It has not received a complete human review. The October 12, 2026 audit checked codes and titles only, not descriptions or coverage assertions.