North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0

• 41 - Wholesale trade
• 418 - Miscellaneous merchant wholesalers^CAN
• 4181 - Recyclable material merchant wholesalers^CAN
• 41819 - Other recyclable material merchant wholesalers^CAN

418190 - Other recyclable material merchant wholesalers^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in buying, breaking up, sorting, grinding, shredding and selling recyclable materials, such as plastic, glass, textiles, liquids and sludges.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • glass scrap merchant wholesalers
  • rags, paper, rubber and bottles (scrap) merchant wholesalers
  • recyclable empty bottles merchant wholesalers
  • recyclable materials (e.g., glass, oils, textiles) merchant wholesalers
  • rubber scrap and scrap tires merchant wholesalers

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • compounding plastics resins from recycled plastic products (See 325991 Custom compounding of purchased resins)
  • manufacturing intermediate or finished products from recycled materials (See 31-33 Manufacturing)