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NOGA 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The full dataset (NACE 2.1 + ISIC 4 cross-walks) is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
38Multilingual description
NOGA 2025 provides the official designation in the four languages used by the Swiss federal authorities, alongside their European equivalents.
| Language | Designation |
|---|---|
| Français (fr) | Collecte, valorisation et élimination des déchets |
| Deutsch (de) | Sammlung, Verwertung und Beseitigung von Abfällen |
| Italiano (it) | Attività di raccolta, recupero e smaltimento dei rifiuti |
| English (en) | Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 38 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 3 more specific sub-levels.
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 38 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 38 | 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 38 | Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 38 | Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 38 | Collecte, valorisation et élimination des déchets | exact |
Type exact = strict 1:1 equivalence. partial = partial overlap. multi = one source code maps to several target codes.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 38, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | division | Water collection, treatment and supply |
| 37 | division | Sewerage |
| 39 | division | Remediation activities and other waste management service activities |
| 35 | division | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
| 41 | division | Construction of residential and non-residential buildings |
| 42 | division | Civil engineering |
| 33 | division | Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment |
| 43 | division | Specialised construction activities |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 38.
A company whose main activity falls under "Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities" is classified under NOGA code 38.
This category covers all companies whose main economic activity matches this description, whatever their size: sole traders, SMEs, large companies, branches and Swiss establishments.
The code is assigned on the principle of the main economic activity: if an entity has several activities, the one generating the most value added determines the classification.
How this code is used
NOGA code 38 is used by the Swiss federal authorities to classify companies by their main economic activity, notably:
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO): business and establishment register (BER), censuses and structural statistics.
- OASI compensation funds: classification of the employer's activity at registration.
- Federal Tax Administration (FTA): VAT profiling, net tax debt rates and sector statistics.
- Commercial register: "activities" field when registering a new legal entity.
- SUVA and accident-insurance funds: pricing of accident-insurance contributions by risk class.
- SECO and labour-market statistics: sector analyses and targeted support measures.
Official source
This page reproduces information from the NOGA 2025 standard published by the Federal Statistical Office. For the official version:
bfs.admin.ch — NOGA — General Classification of Economic Activities
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