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NACE 38.22: Energy recovery

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 38.21, 38.22. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 3821, 3822.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 38.22 is "Energy recovery". It sits in section E (WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES), then division 38 (Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities), then group 38.2 (Waste recovery). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 38.21 (Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste), 38.22 (Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste).

What the class includes

This class includes pretreatment of waste for energy recovery, conversion of waste materials (for example, into usable heat or electricity), through a variety of processes, which include thermal treatment.

What it excludes

This class excludes: - landfill gas recovery for gas supply, see 35.21

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2Label (Rev. 2)Also maps to
38.21Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste5
38.22Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste4

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Neighbouring classes

38.21 Materials recovery · 38.23 Other waste recovery

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.