NAICS562920National industry

Materials Recovery Facilities

Businesses in this NAICS code operate materials recovery facilities that sort and prepare recyclable materials for downstream processing.

Classification summary

Businesses in this NAICS code operate materials recovery facilities that sort and prepare recyclable materials for downstream processing.

Taxonomy
NAICS
Slug
562920
Primary use
Recovering, sorting, and preparing recyclable materials for downstream processing.

Common businesses using this code

  • Materials recovery facility operators sorting and preparing recyclable materials for downstream processing.
  • Recycling operations focused on recovering paper, plastic, metal, glass, or mixed recyclable streams.

Related codes

Official source

U.S. Census Bureau NAICS 562920 page

Official Census NAICS lookup remains the anchor source for classification wording and verification.