Analysis
NAICS 562219 is the 2022 national industry for other nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal, part of 56221 (Waste Treatment and Disposal). Census lists 5 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 124% and employment rose 105%. 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 709 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 6,458 people at an average annual payroll of $75,725 per employee (63rd percentile of national industries). 57% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include compost dumps, dumps, compost, lawn waste disposal facilities and nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities…, among 5 in all.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 562212, 562213, 221320 and 325315. 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.
For example, operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste are classified in 562212 (Solid Waste Landfill) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities (except landfills, combustors, incinerators, and sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities) or (2) the combined activity of collecting and/or hauling of nonhazardous waste materials within a local area and operating waste treatment or disposal facilities (except landfills, combustors, incinerators, and sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities). Compost dumps are included in this industry.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste | 562212 Solid Waste Landfill |
| Operating combustors and incinerators for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste | 562213 Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators |
| Collecting, treating, and disposing waste through sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities | 221320 Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| Manufacturing compost | 325315 Compost Manufacturing |
Index entries (5)
- Compost dumps
- Dumps, compost
- Lawn waste disposal facilities
- Nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities (except combustors, incinerators, landfills, sewer systems, sewage treatment facilities)
- Waste (except sewage) treatment facilities, nonhazardous