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A301 federal activity code Waste from plants making chlorine & caustic soda.

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A301, Chlorine industry.

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    Chlorine industry

Use A301 when chlorine industry generated most of the material.

Waste mostly from chlorine production plants. Chosen by the activity that produced most of the material.

Where does Federal activity A301 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A301 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 A301 cover?

This value records the chlorine industry 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
Chlorine industry

Is chlorine industry waste Federal activity A301?

CodeWhen it fits
A301Most of the material came from the chlorine industry.

A301 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 A301?

CodeWhat it is
A274Production of other construction material
A275Glass industry
A280Building, building sites and landscaping
A300Production of primary chemicals and chemical feedstocks
A351Fertilizer fabrication
A401Other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals
A451Petroleum and coal industry
A501Manufacture of basic plastic material