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A120 federal activity code Waste from making soft drinks, spirits & beer.

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A120, Drink industry.

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    Drink industry

Use A120 when drink industry generated most of the material.

Waste mostly from the drink industry, from making soft drinks to distilling spirits & brewing beer.

Where does Federal activity A120 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. Federal activity A120 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the activity that made the waste, and doesn't decide whether it is hazardous.

For federally regulated international shipments, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.

What does Federal activity A120 cover?

It records the drink industry as the generating activity. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation reported for the waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Drink industry

When is Federal activity A120 the right code?

CodeWhen it fits
A120The activity that made most of the material was the drink industry.

A120 records the activity that made most of the material. It doesn't name the destination operation or decide hazard status.

Which codes sit beside Federal activity A120?

CodeWhat it is
A112Dairy industry
A113Animal and vegetable oil and grease industry
A114Sugar industry
A115Other activities of the food sector
A121Distillation of alcohol and spirits
A122Brewing of beer
A123Manufacture of other drinks
A130Manufacture of animal feed