Analysis
NAICS 562112 is the 2022 national industry for hazardous waste collection, part of 56211 (Waste Collection). Census lists 5 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 17% and employment rose 14%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
County Business Patterns counts 511 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 10,098 people at an average annual payroll of $82,025 per employee (70th percentile of national industries). 33% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 3rd of the 3 codes at this level within Waste Collection, with 3.9% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include hazardous waste collection services, radioactive waste collecting and/or local hauling, waste collection services, hazardous and waste hauling, local, hazardous, among 5 in all.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 484230, 562211, 562111 and 562119. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in collecting and/or hauling hazardous waste within a local area and/or operating hazardous waste transfer stations. Hazardous waste collection establishments may be responsible for the identification, treatment, packaging, and labeling of waste for the purposes of transport.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Long-distance trucking of waste | 484230 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance |
| Collecting and/or hauling in combination with disposal of hazardous waste materials | 562211 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal |
| Collecting and/or hauling nonhazardous solid waste (i.e., garbage) and/or recyclable materials within a local area and/or operating nonhazardous solid waste transfer stations | 562111 Solid Waste Collection |
| Collecting and removing debris, such as brush or rubble, within a local area | 562119 Other Waste Collection |
Index entries (5)
- Hazardous waste collection services
- Radioactive waste collecting and/or local hauling
- Waste collection services, hazardous
- Waste hauling, local, hazardous
- Waste transfer stations, hazardous