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A221 federal activity code Waste from refining bauxite into alumina.

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A221, Production of alumina.

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    Production of alumina

Use A221 when production of alumina generated most of the material.

Waste mostly from the production of alumina, the oxide refined from bauxite and smelted into aluminum.

Where does Federal activity A221 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A221 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.

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

What does Federal activity A221 cover?

This value is for production of alumina. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation on the waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Production of alumina

Is production of alumina federal activity A221?

CodeWhen it fits
A221The activity that made most of the material was production of alumina.

A221 records the activity that made most of the material. It doesn't name the destination operation or decide whether the waste is hazardous.

Which codes sit beside Federal activity A221?

CodeWhat it is
A211Cast iron production (coke oven)
A212Raw steel production (pig iron)
A213Primary steel transformation (rolling mills)
A220Non-ferrous metallurgy
A222Aluminum metallurgy
A223Metallurgy of lead and zinc
A224Metallurgy of precious metals
A225Metallurgy of other non-ferrous metals