562212 - Solid Waste Landfill

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste or (2) the combined activity of collecting and/or hauling nonhazardous waste materials within a local area and operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste. These establishments may produce byproducts, such as methane. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Including:

  • Dumps, nonhazardous solid waste (e.g., trash)
  • Garbage disposal landfills
  • Garbage dumps
  • Landfills
  • Refuse collecting and operating solid waste landfills
  • Refuse disposal landfills
  • Rubbish disposal landfills
  • Sanitary landfills
  • Sludge disposal sites
  • Solid waste landfills combined with collection and/or local hauling of nonhazardous waste materials
  • Solid waste landfills, nonhazardous
  • Trash disposal landfills
  • Waste disposal landfills, nonhazardous solid