Division 38 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 3 codes, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
These are the companies that move and process the UK's rubbish. Waste collection, code 38110, is the biggest group. It covers skip hire firms, trade waste collectors and specialist clearance businesses. Code 38210 covers treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste, which means transfer stations and processing sites. Code 38320, recovery of sorted materials, holds recyclers of metals, plastics and paper. Hazardous waste has its own matching codes with fewer companies. Skip and grab hire firms make up a big share of the smaller entries.
Almost every business here runs trucks. Fleet sellers work the division constantly: vehicle finance, tracking and telematics, tipper and hook loader dealers, fuel cards and operator licence consultants. Recyclers draw commodity traders and equipment suppliers selling balers and shredders. Compliance is the other angle. Carriers need Environment Agency registration and sites need permits, so environmental consultants have steady demand. A new incorporation usually means a new skip firm, or a driver going out alone. Both need finance and insurance before the first collection. Growth signals here point straight at fleet expansion.
No. The SIC code and waste carrier registration are separate systems. Anyone can incorporate with 38110 and hold no licence at all, and plenty do that before applying. Carriers register with the Environment Agency in England, or the equivalent bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Companies House record has no bearing on it. Check licences directly rather than guessing from a SIC code.
Skip hire that collects and disposes of the contents is waste collection, so 38110 is the usual code. Renting out containers without touching the waste leans towards a rental code in division 77. Many firms list both to cover the mix. Companies House applies no test either way. Companies declare their own codes and change them freely on the confirmation statement.
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