Classification Detail

This class includes mutatís mutandís the same types of activities as those classified in class 3710. The recycling process should not be carried out as part of or in the same unit as the further processing of the products into new materials, in which case the whole activity should be classified in the appropriate place. The characteristic products of this class can be a large variety of goods. The products can as well be characteristic of many other industries. Exclusions: Treatment of food, beverages' and tobacco waste is classified in the appropriate class of division 15 (Manufacture of food products and beverages) and 16 (Manufacture of tobacco products), respectively. Production of new materials or products from waste and scrap such as spinning of yarn from garnetted stock or making pulp from waste paper or retreading tyres is classified in the appropriate class of manufacturing, e.g. 1711 (Preparation and spinning of textile fibres; weaving of textiles), 2101 (Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard) and 2511 (Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres). Processing of depleted thorium or uranium is classified in class 2330 (Processing of nuclear fuel). Wholesale in waste and scrap is classified in division 51 (Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles). This may include collecting, sorting, packing, dealing, etc., without an industrial process. Wholesale or retail trade in second hand goods is classified in division 50 (Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel), 51 (Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles) and class 5240 (Retail sale of second-hand goods), respectively.