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A601 federal activity code Plants that process fats into soap & detergent ingredients.

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A601, Chemical treatment of fats and fabrication of basic substances for detergents.

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    Chemical treatment of fats and fabrication of basic substances for detergents

Use A601 when this generating activity generated most of the material.

Industry code for chemical treatment of fats & making the base ingredients of detergents. Soap & detergent have their own codes.

Where does Federal activity A601 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. Federal activity A601 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. Check the movement rules and exclusions.

What does Federal activity A601 cover?

This value means chemical treatment of fats and fabrication of basic substances for detergents. Choose it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation reported for the waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Chemical treatment of fats and fabrication of basic substances for detergents

Is chemical treatment of fats and fabrication of basic substances for detergents Federal activity A601?

CodeWhen it fits
A601Most of the material came from chemical treatment of fats and fabrication of basic substances for detergents.

A601 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 A601?

CodeWhat it is
A401Other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals
A451Petroleum and coal industry
A501Manufacture of basic plastic material
A551Other primary organic chemical manufacture
A651Fabrication of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, biocides and weed killers
A669Other manufacture of finished chemicals
A700Production of inks, varnish, paints and glues
A701Production of ink