NACE 39.00: Remediation activities and other waste management service activities

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 39.00. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 3900.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 39.00 is "Remediation activities and other waste management service activities". It sits in section E (WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES), then division 39 (Remediation activities and other waste management service activities), then group 39.0 (Remediation activities and other waste management service activities). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 39.00 (Remediation activities and other waste management services).

What the class includes

This class includes: - decontamination of soils and groundwater at the place of pollution, either in situ or ex situ, using, e.g. mechanical, chemical or biological methods - decontamination of industrial plants or sites, including nuclear plants and sites - decontamination and cleaning up of surface water following accidental pollution (e.g. through collection of pollutants or through application of chemicals) - cleaning up oil spills and other pollutions on land, in surface water, in ocean and seas, including coastal areas - asbestos, lead paint and other toxic material abatement - clearing of landmines, etc., including detonation at the site - other specialised pollution-control activities - carbon capture activities - remediation of mining sites

What it excludes

This class excludes: - pest control in agriculture, see 01.61 - purification of water for water supply purposes, see 36.00 - treatment of waste with recovery, see 38.2 - treatment of waste for disposal, see 38.3 - storage of captured carbon dioxide (CO2), see 38.32 - civil engineering projects for the rehabilitation of mining sites, see section F - outdoor sweeping and watering of streets, see 81.23

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
39.00	Remediation activities and other waste management services	-

The label in 24 languages

bgВъзстановяване и други дейности по управление на отпадъци
csSanace a jiné činnosti související s odpady
daRensning af jord og grundvand og anden dekontaminering
deBeseitigung von Umweltverschmutzungen und sonstige Tätigkeiten in der Abfallbewirtschaftung
elΔραστηριότητες εξυγίανσης και άλλες υπηρεσίες για τη διαχείριση αποβλήτων
enRemediation activities and other waste management service activities
esActividades de descontaminación y otros servicios de gestión de residuos
etSaastekäitlus ja muud jäätmekäitlustegevused
fiMaaperän ja vesistöjen kunnostus ja muut ympäristönhuoltopalvelut
frActivités de dépollution et autres activités de service de gestion des déchets
gaGníomhaíochtaí feabhsúcháin agus gníomhaíochtaí seirbhíse eile bainistithe dramhaíola
hrDjelatnosti sanacije okoliša i ostale djelatnosti gospodarenja otpadom
huSzennyezésmentesítés, egyéb hulladékkezelés
itAttività di risanamento e altri servizi di gestione dei rifiuti
ltRegeneravimas ir kita atliekų tvarkyba
lvRemediācijas un citi atkritumu apsaimniekošanas pakalpojumi
mtAttivitajiet rimedjatorji u ta’ servizz oħra tal-immaniġġjar tal-iskart
nlSanering en ander afvalbeheer
plDziałalność związana z rekultywacją i pozostała działalność usługowa związana z gospodarką odpadami
ptRemediação e outras atividades dos serviços de gestão de resíduos
roActivități de decontaminare și alte activități de servicii de gestionare a deșeurilor
skOzdravovacie činnosti a ostatné činnosti nakladania s odpadom
slSaniranje okolja in drugo ravnanje z odpadki
svSanering, efterbehandling av jord och vatten samt annan verksamhet för föroreningsbekämpning

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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.