Variant of NAICS 2007 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

7 - Services-Producing Sector

12 - Business, building and other support services

56 - Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services

This sector comprises two different types of establishments: those primarily engaged in activities that support the day-to-day operations of other organizations; and those primarily engaged in waste management activities.

The first type of establishment is engaged in activities such as administration, hiring and placing personnel, preparing documents, taking orders from clients, collecting payments for claims, arranging travel, providing security and surveillance, cleaning buildings, and packaging and labelling products. These activities are often undertaken, in-house, by establishments found in many sectors of the economy. The establishments classified to this sector specialize in one or more of these activities and can therefore provide services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households.

Waste management establishments are engaged in the collection, treatment and disposal of waste material, the operation of material recovery facilities, the remediation of polluted sites and the cleaning of septic tanks.

562 - Waste Management and Remediation Services

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing waste management services, such as waste collection, treatment and disposal services; environmental remediation services; and septic tank pumping services. Material recovery facilities are also included.

  • Exclusion(s):

    • establishments that use recyclable materials as inputs to a manufacturing process(31-33)
    • wholesalers of recyclable materials, including those engaged in the grinding of plastic or recovery of rubber from tires without further processing (See 4181 Recyclable Material Wholesaler-Distributors)
5629 - Remediation and Other Waste Management ServicesUS

This industry group comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry group, primarily engaged in waste management activities, such as the remediation and clean-up of contaminated sites, the operation of material recovery facilities, and the cleaning of septic tanks.

56299 - All Other Waste Management Services

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in waste management activities.

562990 - All Other Waste Management ServicesCAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in waste management activities.

  • Example Activities:

    • Beach maintenance and cleaning services
    • Catch basin cleaning services
    • Cesspool cleaning services
    • Rental and pumping of portable toilets
    • Renting of portable toilets
    • Septic tank cleaning services
    • Septic tank pumping services
    • Sewer and storm basin cleanout services
    • Sewer cleaning and rodding services
    • Toilets, portable, rental, leasing and pumping
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