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NACE 38.33: Other waste disposal

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

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 38.33 is "Other waste disposal". It sits in section E (WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES), then division 38 (Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities), then group 38.3 (Waste disposal without 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: - release of liquid waste to seas/oceans or other water bodies, including seabed insertion - injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt domes or naturally occurring repositories

What it excludes

This class excludes: - operation of facilities where recoverable materials are sorted, see 38.21 - energy recovery by thermal treatment of waste, see 38.22 - decontamination, cleaning up land, water and toxic material abatement, see 39.00

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

38.31 Incineration without energy recovery · 38.32 Landfilling or permanent storage

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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.