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Class 💧 E Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management

38.23 — Other Waste Recovery

38.23
Class
Other waste recovery
SDMX: E3823
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
2 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This class includes: - preparation of sewage sludge for land treatment resulting in benefits to agriculture or ecological improvement - preparation of non-hazardous waste for reclamation in excavated areas or for engineering purposes in landscaping

✗ Excludes

This class excludes: - production of biogas from sewage sludge, see 35.21 - back-filling without related preparation activities (e.g. preparation of non-hazardous waste for engineering purposes in landscaping), see division 42

Frequently Confused With

35.21
Manufacture of gas
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 42
Civil engineering
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Who is this code for?

Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX

Waste disposal and environmental services managers

SOC 2020:1255
Common titles: Recycling manager, Waste officer
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 1349

Refuse and salvage occupations

SOC 2020:9235
Common titles: Refuse collector, Bin man, Salvage worker
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 9611

Water and sewerage plant operatives

SOC 2020:8126
Common titles: Water treatment operator
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 8181

Related Occupations

Engineering professionals n.e.c.

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section E (Other waste recovery).

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Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) — UK SIC 2026
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