SIC Industry Description

Industry: 5093—Scrap and Waste Materials
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. However, those engaged in dismantling cars for the purpose of selling secondhand parts are classified in Industry 5015.

Automotive wrecking for scrap—wholesaleOil, waste—wholesale
Bag reclaiming—wholesalePlastics scrap—wholesale
Bottles, waste—wholesaleRags—wholesale
Boxes, waste—wholesaleRubber scrap—wholesale
Fur cuttings and scraps—wholesaleScavengering—wholesale
Iron and steel scrap—wholesaleScrap and waste materials—wholesale
Junk and scrap, general line—wholesaleTextile waste—wholesale
Metal waste and scrap—wholesaleWastepaper, including paper recycling—wholesale
Nonferrous metals scrap—wholesaleWiping rags, including washing and reconditioning—wholesale
Codes TitlesTotal Marketable US Businesses
5093Scrap and Waste Materials6,195
509300Scrap and waste materials1,927
50930000Scrap and waste materials1,927
509301Waste paper and cloth materials383
50930100Waste paper and cloth materials36
50930101Bag reclaiming2
50930102Boxes, waste12
50930103Fur cuttings and scraps8
50930104Textile waste38
50930105Waste paper210
50930106Waste rags77
509302Metal scrap and waste materials2,511
50930200Metal scrap and waste materials919
50930201Ferrous metal scrap and waste1,416
50930202Nonferrous metals scrap154
50930203Wire and cable scrap22
509399Scrap and waste materials, nec1,374
50939901Automotive wrecking for scrap659
50939902Barrels and drums29
50939903Bottles, waste17
50939904Junk and scrap456
50939905Oil, waste69
50939906Plastics scrap98
50939907Rubber scrap22
50939908Scavengering4
50939909Lumber scrap20