Economic activity types

This class includes the processing of metal and non-metal scrap and other waste, usually by mechanical and chemical means, to obtain secondary raw materials, as well as the separation and sorting of materials to be recovered from the total mass of waste (first stage) and the sorting of mixed materials to be recycled (second stage): - mechanical crushing of old cars, washing machines, bicycles and other metal scrap - mechanical cutting of large-sized metal products (e.g. railway carriages) - crushing of unusable vehicles, metal waste - mechanical processing, cutting and pressing of scrap to reduce volume - recovery of metals from photographic waste such as staples, photographic film and paper - recycling of rubber (e.g. used tyres) to obtain secondary raw materials - sorting and crushing of plastics to obtain secondary raw materials: pipes, for use in the production of flowerpots, plates and similar products - processing (cleaning, melting, salting) and granulating plastic and rubber waste - crushing, washing, sorting glass - crushing, cleaning, sorting of other residues and wastes for the purpose of obtaining secondary raw materials - processing of used edible oils and fats and converting them into secondary raw materials, for the production of feed for domestic and agricultural animals - processing of other wastes and residues from food, beverages, tobacco production for the purpose of obtaining secondary raw materials. Excludes: - production of new finished products from secondary raw materials of own or non-own production, e.g. spinning of yarn from treated rags, pulping of waste paper, retreading of tyres, see the relevant classes in section C - reprocessing of nuclear fuel, see 20.13.1 - remelting of iron or steel scrap, see 24.10.0 - treatment and disposal of miscellaneous waste, see 38.2 - treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste, see 38.21 - treatment of organic waste for further use, e.g. for composting, see 38.21 - incineration of non-hazardous waste for energy recovery, see 38.21 - treatment and disposal of radioactive waste subject to fission during transport from hospitals or other places, see 38.22.0 - treatment and disposal of toxic, contaminated waste, see 38.22.0 - wholesale of recycled materials, see 46.77