SIC Industry Description

Industry: 4953—Refuse Systems
Establishments primarily engaged in the collection and disposal of refuse by processing or destruction or in the operation of incinerators, waste treatment plants, landfills, or other sites for disposal of such materials. Establishments primarily engaged in collecting and transporting refuse without such disposal are classified in Transportation, Industry 4212.

Acid waste, collection and disposal ofRadioactive waste materials, disposal of
Ashes, collection and disposal ofRefuse systems
Dumps, operation ofRubbish collection and disposal
Garbage: collecting, destroying, and processingSludge disposal sites
Hazardous waste material disposal sitesStreet refuse systems
Incinerator operationWaste materials disposal at sea
Landfill, sanitary: operation of
Codes TitlesTotal Marketable US Businesses
4953Refuse Systems31,115
495300Refuse systems3,458
49530000Refuse systems3,458
495301Hazardous waste collection and disposal556
49530100Hazardous waste collection and disposal489
49530101Acid waste, collection and disposal16
49530102Chemical detoxification20
49530103Radioactive waste materials, disposal31
495302Refuse collection and disposal services9,172
49530200Refuse collection and disposal services3,307
49530201Garbage: collecting, destroying, and processing2,866
49530202Liquid waste, collection and disposal224
49530203Rubbish collection and disposal2,727
49530204Street refuse systems48
495303Nonhazardous waste disposal sites1,196
49530300Nonhazardous waste disposal sites155
49530301Dumps, operation of86
49530302Sanitary landfill operation939
49530303Sludge disposal sites16
495399Refuse systems, nec16,733
49539901Ashes, collection and disposal23
49539902Dead animal disposal19
49539903Incinerator operation30
49539904Medical waste disposal194
49539905Recycling, waste materials16,149
49539906Waste materials, disposal at sea43
49539907Sewage treatment facility275