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A300 federal activity code Waste from plants making basic industrial chemicals.

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A300, Production of primary chemicals and chemical feedstocks.

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    Production of primary chemicals and chemical feedstocks

Use A300 when this generating activity generated most of the material.

Waste mostly from primary chemical production, where raw materials are turned into base chemicals.

Where does Federal activity A300 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A300 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 A300 cover?

This value records production of primary chemicals and chemical feedstocks 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
Production of primary chemicals and chemical feedstocks

Is primary chemical and feedstock production waste Federal activity A300?

CodeWhen it fits
A300Most of the material came from production of primary chemicals and chemical feedstocks.

A300 records where most of the material came from. It doesn't name the destination operation or decide hazard status.

Which codes sit beside Federal activity A300?

CodeWhat it is
A273Fabrication of products containing asbestos cement
A274Production of other construction material
A275Glass industry
A280Building, building sites and landscaping
A301Chlorine industry
A351Fertilizer fabrication
A401Other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals
A451Petroleum and coal industry