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NAICS 562920
Materials recovery facility

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

56	Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service	350,583	432,577,580	206,439,329	8,741,854
562	Waste management & remediation services	18,662	51,309,276	12,232,258	331,821
5629	Remediation & other waste management services	7,466	12,269,966	3,670,516	109,198
56292	Materials recovery facilities	947	1,800,229	404,975	14,730
562920	Materials recovery facilities	947	1,800,229	404,975	14,730

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
N = Not available
56	Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service	1,613,290	459,487,355	1,262,707	78.3	26,909,775	5.9	350,583	432,577,580
562	Waste management & remediation services	37,052	52,393,540	18,390	49.6	1,084,264	2.1	18,662	51,309,276
5629	Remediation & other waste management services	N	N	N	N	N	N	7,466	12,269,966
56292	Materials recovery facilities	N	N	N	N	N	N	947	1,800,229
562920	Materials recovery facilities	N	N	N	N	N	N	947	1,800,229

Definition: NAICS 562920 Materials recovery facility

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating facilities for separating and sorting recyclable materials from nonhazardous waste streams (i.e., garbage) and/or (2) operating facilities where commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans, and metals, are sorted into distinct categories.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in merchant wholesaling automotive, industrial, and other recyclable materials are classified in Industry 423930, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers.

Historical comparability

NAICS 562920, Materials recovery facility, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

562920	Materials recovery facility	2002	947	1,800,229	404,975	14,730
		1997	765	1,299,033	283,476	10,846
		% change	23.8	38.6	42.9	35.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Materials recovery facility: 2002

Data for the Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

947

1,800,229

100.00

6.25

404,975

14,730

California

109

222,917

12.38

6.36

49,960

1,856

Illinois

166,560

9.25

13.22

33,286

1,669

Florida

132,706

7.37

7.95

29,712

1,048

Texas

101,041

5.61

4.64

22,398

856

New Jersey

87,981

4.89

10.26

26,175

739

Ohio

79,101

4.39

6.93

15,595

614

Washington

77,585

4.31

12.78

18,235

653

Pennsylvania

74,791

4.15

6.07

17,067

643

Michigan

73,915

4.11

7.36

15,218

523

New York

73,225

4.07

3.82

19,765

600

Massachusetts

57,834

3.21

8.99

15,035

374

Minnesota

56,379

3.13

11.22

14,472

414

Indiana

54,303

3.02

8.82

12,486

405

Oregon

48,745

2.71

13.83

10,571

440

Colorado

39,035

2.17

8.67

6,515

188

Maryland

38,582

2.14

7.09

11,451

373

Connecticut

35,407

1.97

10.24

6,667

222

Iowa

27,067

1.50

9.22

7,168

242

North Carolina

26,892

1.49

3.23

4,230

171

Louisiana

26,739

1.49

5.98

5,622

186

West Virginia

26,722

1.48

14.81

5,870

195

Georgia

25,249

1.40

2.94

5,889

248

Wisconsin

22,145

1.23

4.07

5,883

253

Virginia

21,923

1.22

3.01

4,024

147

Tennessee

20,664

1.15

3.57

4,855

204

New Hampshire

20,532

1.14

16.12

6,119

197

Maine

17,716

0.98

13.66

2,695

125

South Carolina

15,216

0.85

3.71

3,427

149

Missouri

14,968

0.83

2.64

3,017

117

Arizona

14,917

0.83

2.74

3,807

139

Kentucky

12,952

0.72

3.17

3,645

141

Oklahoma

6,286

0.35

1.80

1,587

Alabama

6,205

0.34

1.39

1,823

Kansas

5,540

0.31

2.04

1,210

Arkansas

2,123

0.12

0.78

351

Vermont

2,030

0.11

3.29

324

Montana

1,736

0.10

1.91

296

Delaware

1,537

0.09

1.91

467

Mississippi

950

0.05

0.33

184

All other states, including those below

60,013

3.33

7,874

282

Utah

(100-249)

Alaska

(20-99)

District of Columbia

(20-99)

Rhode Island

(20-99)

Hawaii

(1-19)

Idaho

(1-19)

Nevada

(1-19)

New Mexico

(1-19)

North Dakota

(1-19)

South Dakota

(1-19)

Products Lines for Materials recovery facility
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	1,800,229	100.00
38770	Nonhaz waste & recyclable mat consolidation/storage/prepn serv	1,448,750	80.48
38360	Sale or brokerage of nonhazardous recyclable material	186,663	10.37
38720	Nonhazardous waste & recyclable material collection serv, res	31,357	1.74
	-Other	133,459	7.41

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Materials recovery facility
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-56SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-56SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-56SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-56SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Receipts by Class of Customer for Selected Industries	US, states
EC02-56I-09	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-56A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 562920
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Service Annual Survey: Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services	Annual	Estimated Revenue for Employer and Nonemployer Firms	US
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas