NACE Rev. 2 38.22: Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste

Becomes 38.22, 38.23, 38.31, 38.32, 38.33 in NACE Rev. 2.1. ISIC Rev. 4: 3822.

NACE Rev. 2 class 38.22 is "Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste". In NACE Rev. 2.1 this class is split across 5 classes in the official correspondence table, so a company with this old code can belong to several new ones; check the activity description before you convert.

Where the activity goes in NACE Rev. 2.1

NACE Rev. 2.1	Label
38.22	Energy recovery
38.23	Other waste recovery
38.31	Incineration without energy recovery
38.32	Landfilling or permanent storage
38.33	Other waste disposal

What the class includes (Rev. 2)

This class includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of solid or non-solid hazardous waste, including waste that if explosive, oxidising, flammable, toxic, irritant, carcinogenic, corrosive, infectious and other substances and preparations harmful for human health and environment. This class includes: - operation of facilities for treatment of hazardous waste - treatment and disposal of toxic live or dead animals and other contaminated waste - incineration of hazardous waste - disposal of used goods such as refrigerators to eliminate harmful waste - treatment, disposal and storage of radioactive nuclear waste including: • treatment and disposal of transition radioactive waste, i.e. decaying within the period of transport, from hospitals • encapsulation, preparation and other treatment of nuclear waste for storage

What it excludes

This class excludes: - reprocessing of nuclear fuels, see 20.13 - incineration of non-hazardous waste, see 38.21 - decontamination, clean up of land, water; toxic material abatement, see 39.00

The label in 24 languages

bgОбработване и обезвреждане на опасни отпадъци
csPříprava k likvidaci a likvidace nebezpečných odpadů
daBehandling og bortskaffelse af farligt affald
deBehandlung und Beseitigung gefährlicher Abfälle
elΕπεξεργασία και διάθεση επικίνδυνων αποβλήτων
enTreatment and disposal of hazardous waste
esTratamiento y eliminación de residuos peligrosos
etOhtlike jäätmete töötlus ja kõrvaldus
fiOngelmajätteen käsittely, loppusijoitus ja hävittäminen
frTraitement et élimination des déchets dangereux
hrObrada i zbrinjavanje opasnog otpada
huVeszélyes hulladék kezelése, ártalmatlanítása
itTrattamento e smaltimento di rifiuti pericolosi
ltPavojingųjų atliekų tvarkymas ir šalinimas
lvBīstamo atkritumu apstrāde un izvietošana
mtTrattament ta' skart perikoluż u disponiment minnu
nlBehandeling en verwijdering van gevaarlijk afval
plPrzetwarzanie i unieszkodliwianie odpadów niebezpiecznych
ptTratamento e eliminação dos resíduos perigosos
roTratarea şi eliminarea deşeurilor periculoase
skSpracúvanie a likvidácia nebezpečného odpadu
slRavnanje z nevarnimi odpadki
svBehandling och bortskaffande av farligt avfall

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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.