29 Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Services
This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:
291 Waste Collection Services
This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:
2911 Solid Waste Collection Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in the collection and haulage (except long distance) of domestic, commercial or industrial solid waste (except through sewerage systems). This class also includes units who provide portable toilets, bins and other receptacles for hire to clients as part of a waste collection service.
Primary activities
- Bin hiring and waste collection service
- Garbage collection service
- Hazardous waste, solid, collection service
- Industrial waste, solid, collection service
- Metal barrel/skip hiring and waste collection service
- Night soil collection service
- Portable toilet hiring and waste collection service
- Rubbish collection service
- Solid waste collection service
- Solid waste haulage service (local)
- Waste, solid, collection service
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in
- operating sewerage or drainage systems or sewage treatment plants are included in Class 2812 Sewerage and Drainage Services;
- liquid and other waste collection and haulage services are included in Class 2919 Other Waste Collection Services;
- long distance haulage of waste are included in Division I Transport, Postal and Warehousing; and
- road sweeping or street cleaning are included in Class 7311 Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services.
2919 Other Waste Collection Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in the collection and haulage (except long distance) of domestic, commercial or industrial liquid waste and other waste types (except through sewerage systems).
Primary activities
- Hazardous waste (except solid) collection service
- Industrial waste (except solid) collection service
- Liquid waste collection service
- Liquid waste haulage service (local)
- Oil collection service
- Septic tank waste collection service (except repairs and maintenance)
- Waste collection service n.e.c.
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in
- operating sewerage or drainage systems or sewage treatment plants are included in Class 2812 Sewerage and Drainage Services;
- solid waste collection and haulage services are included in Class 2911 Solid Waste Collection Services;
- long distance haulage of waste are included in Division I Transport, Postal and Warehousing; and
- repair and maintenance of septic tanks are included in Class 3231 Plumbing Services.
292 Waste Treatment, Disposal and Remediation Services
This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:
2921 Waste Treatment and Disposal Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in the treatment or disposal of solid, liquid and other waste types (including hazardous). Also, included are units mainly engaged in operating landfills, combustors, incinerators, compost dumps and other treatment facilities (except sewage treatment facilities), including waste transfer stations.
Primary activities
- Garbage disposal service
- Hazardous waste treatment or disposal service
- Operating landfills
- Operating other waste treatment facilities
- Rubbish dump or tip operation
- Sanitary disposal service
- Septic tank pumping or cleaning service (except repairs and maintenance)
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in
- operating sewerage or drainage systems or sewage treatment plants are included in Class 2812 Sewerage and Drainage Services; and
- repair and maintenance of septic tanks are included in Class 3231 Plumbing Services.
2922 Waste Remediation and Materials Recovery Services
This class consists of units mainly engaged in the remediation and clean up of contaminated buildings and mine sites, mine reclamation activities, removal of hazardous material such as asbestos and lead paint and other toxic material abatement. This class also includes units mainly engaged in providing materials recovery and sorting services.
Primary activities
- Asbestos removal service
- Hazardous material removal
- Lead paint abatement service
- Materials recovery station operation
- Materials separating and sorting operation
- Mine reclamation
- Remediation service, environmental
- Toxic material abatement
- Waste remediation
Exclusions/References
Units mainly engaged in
- operating sewerage or drainage systems or sewage treatment plants are included in Class 2812 Sewerage and Drainage Services;
- portable toilet renting are included in Class 2911 Solid Waste Collection Services;
- providing cleaning services are included in Class 7311 Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services;
- cutting peat as a result of overburden from brown coal are included in Class 0600 Coal Mining; and
- undertaking mine site preparation and removal of overburden done on contract or fee are included in Class 3212 Site Preparation Services.