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 Materials6,427
509300Scrap and waste materials2,147
50930000Scrap and waste materials2,147
509301Waste paper and cloth materials377
50930100Waste paper and cloth materials42
50930101Bag reclaiming2
50930102Boxes, waste14
50930103Fur cuttings and scraps7
50930104Textile waste39
50930105Waste paper199
50930106Waste rags74
509302Metal scrap and waste materials2,479
50930200Metal scrap and waste materials911
50930201Ferrous metal scrap and waste1,393
50930202Nonferrous metals scrap152
50930203Wire and cable scrap23
509399Scrap and waste materials, nec1,424
50939901Automotive wrecking for scrap663
50939902Barrels and drums30
50939903Bottles, waste17
50939904Junk and scrap500
50939905Oil, waste69
50939906Plastics scrap99
50939907Rubber scrap22
50939908Scavengering4
50939909Lumber scrap20