A280 federal activity code Waste from construction, demolition & landscaping jobs.

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IWIC A activity codes
Building, building sites and landscaping

Use A280 when building, building sites and landscaping generated most of the material.

Waste mostly from building work, site works & landscaping. Chosen by the activity that produced most of the material.

Where does Federal activity A280 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A280 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 international shipments under the federal rules, 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 A280 cover?

This value records building, building sites and landscaping as the activity. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation reported for that waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording: Building, building sites and landscaping
Rule: SOR/2021-25

Is building, building site and landscaping waste Federal activity A280?

Code	When it fits
A280	Most of the material came from building, building sites and landscaping.

A280 records where most of the material came from. It doesn't name the destination operation or decide hazard status.

Which wastes take Federal activity A280?

Waste	When it’s A280
Asbestos waste	The activity that produced the load.

Which codes sit beside Federal activity A280?

Code	What it is
A272	Fabrication of ceramic products
A273	Fabrication of products containing asbestos cement
A274	Production of other construction material
A275	Glass industry
A300	Production of primary chemicals and chemical feedstocks
A301	Chlorine industry
A351	Fertilizer fabrication
A401	Other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals