Classification Detail

This class includes: - processing of non-metal waste and scrap and of non-metal articles into secondary raw material. Examples of transformation processes are: * reclaiming of rubber such as used tires to produce secondary raw material * sorting and pelleting of plastics to produce secondary raw material for tubes, flower pots, pallets and the like * processing (cleaning, melting, grinding) of plastic or rubber waste to granulates * reclaiming of chemicals from chemical waste * crushing, cleaning and sorting of glass * crushing, cleaning and sorting of other waste such as demolition waste to obtain secondary raw material * mechanical crushing and grinding of waste from the construction and demolition of buildings (including wood), asphalt * processing of used cooking oils and fats into secondary raw materials for pet food or feed for farm animals * processing of other food, beverage and tobacco waste and residual substances into secondary raw material * reclaiming metals out of photographic waste, e.g. fixer solution or photographic films and paper

This class excludes: - production of new final products from (whether or not self-manufactured) secondary raw materials such as spinning of yarn from garnetted stock or making pulp from waste paper or retreading tyres. Such activities should be classified in the appropriate class of manufacturing, see divisions 14 to 36 - treatment of food residual substances to manufacture food products, see division 15 - treatment of slaughter waste to produce animal feeds, see 1533 - reprocessing of nuclear fuels and treatment of nuclear waste, see 2330 - composting of organic waste, see 2412 - wholesale in non-metal waste and scrap, including collecting, sorting, packing, dealing etc., but without a real transformation process, see 5149 - wholesale or retail sale trade in second-hand goods, see division 50 and 51, 5240 - incineration, dumping, burying etc. of waste, see 9000 - treatment and disposal of transition radioactive waste from hospitals etc., see 9000 - treatment and disposal of toxic, contaminated waste, see 9000 - disposal of food, beverages and tobacco waste, see 9000