EWATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES
Companies in this section manage water collection, purification and desalination, as well as sewerage operations, municipal waste collection, recycling, and environmental remediation.
Singapore NEWater and desalination infrastructure, waste-to-energy plants, and circular economy scrap recycling facilities are core parts of this section.
Remediation activities include soil decontamination, hazardous waste management, and industrial spill cleanup services.
Commonly Registered Businesses
Key SSIC 2025 ActivitiesMost frequent business registrations, commercial entities and popular sub-classes in Section E:
Collection, purification and distribution of water
Operation of water treatment plants, desalination, and NEWater distribution
Operation of sewer systems
Deep Tunnel Sewerage System operation and wastewater treatment facilities
Collection of waste
Municipal and commercial refuse collection and transport services
Treatment and disposal of waste
Incineration, waste-to-energy plant operations, and sanitary landfill management
Recycling of metal waste and scrap
Sorting, shredding and recovery of ferrous and non-ferrous metals
Remediation activities and waste management services
Environmental decontamination, toxic site rehabilitation and cleanup
Official SingStat Definition & Scope
This section includes activities related to the management, e.g. collection, pretreatment, recovery and disposal, of various forms of waste, such as solid or non-solid industrial or household waste and its organisation.
The output of the waste or sewage treatment process can either be disposed of or become an input into other production processes. Secondary raw materials are materials and products which can be used as raw materials by simple re-use, or via recycling and recovery of waste. Activities of water supply are also grouped in this section, since they are often carried out in connection with, or by units also engaged in, the treatment of sewage.
The activities also include remediation of contaminated buildings and sites, soil, surface and ground water (e.g. oceans, mangroves, seas) etc.
Units that usually take over their clients waste procedures and become the customer of the waste hauler, and then in turn bill their clients for waste service must be classified in Division 38 because although these units do not render the corresponding services themselves, they are responsible for their fulfilment. This activity has to be regarded as complete outsourcing of a service.
This section includes also:
•carbon capture
Cross-References & Exclusions (Classified Elsewhere)
- • manufacture of chemicals from carbon dioxide, see Division 20
- • waste trade activities on a fee or commission basis , see 46100
- • wholesale of scrap, junk and waste dealers, see 46651