9994 Sewage and waste collection, treatment and disposal and other environmental protection services
99941 Sewerage, sewage treatment and septic tank cleaning services
999411 Sewerage and sewage treatment services
This service code includes:
i. sewage removal services usually provided using equipment such as waste pipes, sewers or drains
ii. sewage treatment services using dilution, screening and filtering, sedimentation, chemical precipitation, etc.
999412 Septic tank emptying and cleaning services
This service code includes:
i. emptying and cleaning of cesspools and septic tanks
ii. servicing of chemical toilets
99942 Waste collection
services
999421 Collection services of hazardous waste
This service code includes:
i. waste collection specifically designed for the collection of:
a. pathological wastes such as anatomical wastes, non-anatomical wastes, sharp wastes, such as syringes and scalpels
b. other biological-infectious wastes from hospitals, medical practices, dental practices, medical laboratories
c. other biohazardous wastes from non-residential locationsii. waste collection from industrial locations specifically designed for the collection of:
a. hazardous wastes (except medical and biological) including materials that may be hazardous to human health or the environment and that require special handling techniques specified by legislation or regulation
iii. waste collection from non-industrial locations specifically designed for the collection of:
a. hazardous waste including materials that may be hazardous to human health or the environment that require special handling techniques specified by legislation or regulation
999422 Collection services of non-hazardous recyclable materials
This service code includes:
i. waste collection specifically designed for the collection of nonhazardous recyclable materials:
a. whether presorted or commingled waste, such as cardboard, paper, plastic, glass, aluminium, steel and organic yard waste from residential locations, including curbside collection, back door collection or automated collection on a flexible or regular schedule
b. whether presorted or commingled, such as cardboard, paper, plastic, glass, aluminium, steel, and other recyclable materials from non-residential locations, on a regular or flexible schedule
999423 General waste collection services, residential
This service code includes:
i. general collection of waste, garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash, and commingled materials from residential locations, including curbside collection, back door collection, or automated collection on a flexible or regular schedule
999424 General waste collection services, other n.e.c.
This service code includes:
i. general collection of waste, garbage, rubbish, refuse, trash, and commingled materials from non- residential locations, on a regular or flexible schedule
99943 Waste
treatment and disposal services
999431 Waste preparation, consolidation and storage services
This service code includes:
i. consolidation, temporary storage, and preparation of hazardous waste
ii. consolidation and preparation of hazardous waste for transportation to an appropriate facility that processes waste
iii. services of drop-off centres, transfer stations and container stations
iv. ship-breaking
v. dismantling of wrecks, such as cars, computers etc., in order to obtain and separate recoverable materials
vi. consolidation, temporary storage and preparation of non-hazardous recyclable materials
vii. transfer facility services of non-hazardous recyclable materials
viii. recovery and preparation of non-hazardous recyclable materials, such as bailing, cleaning, sorting, volume reduction and similar preparation and consolidation of recyclable materials, for transportation to an appropriate facility that processes recyclable materials
ix. consolidation, temporary storage and preparation of non-hazardous waste
x. transfer facility services for non-hazardous waste
xi. consolidation and preparation of non-hazardous waste for transportation to an appropriate facility that processes waste
999432 Hazardous waste treatment and disposal services
This service code includes:
i. treatment to reduce, eliminate, or transform hazardous waste
ii. Note: Processes include biological, chemical, and/or physical procedures or incineration. These procedures may lead to a disposable residual or result in the recovery of a recyclable material.
iii. disposal services for hazardous waste at a facility that meets legal standards for the disposal of hazardous waste, such as at approved controlled containment facilities or landfills
999433 Non-hazardous waste treatment and disposal services
This service code includes:
i. disposal of non-hazardous waste on or in a sanitary landfill which meets the sanitary landfill criteria specified by legislation or regulation, i.e. designed to prevent leaking etc.
ii. disposal of non-hazardous waste on or in landfills other than a sanitary one
iii. incineration of non-hazardous waste in a facility that meets legal standard and requirements for incineration of non-hazardous waste
iv. other non-hazardous waste disposal services, such as:a. services of chemical or biological reduction of agricultural waste and similar treatment services
99944 Remediation services
This group includes remediation services, i.e. services dealing with the effects of contamination caused by operation of facilities or by accidents. These services aim to eliminate or contain any existing contamination of the soil, water or air and have to be performed on site.
999441 Site remediation and clean-up services
This service code includes:
i. services involved in implementing approved plans for the remediation of air, surface water, soil or ground water on a contaminated site, that meet requirements specified by legislation or regulation
999442 Containment, control and monitoring services and other site remediation services
This service code includes:
i. services involved in preventing additional or wider contamination on the site
ii. preventing the movement of uncontrolled contaminates from the site
iii. monitoring the site to determine the effectiveness of remediation activities
iv. controlling access to the contaminated site v. other site remediation services, n.e.c.
999443 Building remediation services
This service code includes:
i. development and implementation of a remediation plan that removes, destroys, contains or otherwise reduces contaminants in buildings, such as asbestos, lead, radon etc.
999449 Other remediation services n.e.c.
This service code includes:
i. environmental emergency response services
ii. other remediation services, n.e.c.
99945 Sanitation and similar
services
999451 Sweeping and snow removal services
This service code includes:
i. street sweeping and cleaning services
ii. gritting and salting of roads
iii. snow ploughing and removal
iv. runway sweeping and snow removal services
v. runway vacuuming services
999459 Other sanitation services n.e.c.
This service code includes:
i. beach cleaning services
ii. drain unblocking services
This service code does not include:
- disinfection and extermination services for buildings and other nonagricultural structures, cf. 998531
- pest control services in connection with agriculture, cf. 998619
99949 Others
999490 Other environmental protection services n.e.c.
This service code includes:
i. acidifying deposition (i.e., acid rain) monitoring, controlling and damage assessment services
ii. other environmental protection services not elsewhere classified