NAICS 562920
What is the NAICS code 562920?
The NAICS code 562920 is applied to those industries related to Materials Recovery Facilities.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating facilities for separating and sorting recyclable materials from nonhazardous waste streams (i.e., garbage) and/or (2) operating facilities where commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans, and metals, are sorted into distinct categories.
Therefore, all companies engaged in any industrial activity related to this type of business are grouped under category 562920 in the North American Industry Classification System.
This industrial activity of NAICS code is structured as follows:
- 56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
- 562 - Waste Management and Remediation Services
- 5629 - Remediation and Other Waste Management Services
- 56292 - Materials Recovery Facilities
- 562920 - Materials Recovery Facilities
Characteristics of the North American Industry Classification System code 562920
NAFTA
This code is only used in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). It´s to say, it is not used in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Related codes
The NAICS industry 562920 has the following cross-references:
- Establishments primarily engaged in merchant wholesaling automotive, industrial, and other recyclable materials are classified in Industry 423930, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers.
Related activities
Below are some of the most common types of activities in the Materials Recovery Facilities industry (NAICS Code 562920):
- Materials recovery facilities (MRF)
- MRF (materials recovery facilities)
- Recyclable materials recovery facilities
- Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream
- Waste recovery facilities
