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A720 federal activity code Plants making scents, soap & cleaning powders.

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A720, Perfume industry and fabrication of soap and detergent products.

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    Perfume industry and fabrication of soap and detergent products

Use A720 when this generating activity generated most of the material.

Industry code for the perfume industry & the manufacture of soap & detergent products, together.

Where does Federal activity A720 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A720 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 details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.

What is Federal activity A720 used for?

It is for perfume industry and fabrication of soap and detergent products. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation reported for the waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Perfume industry and fabrication of soap and detergent products

Which waste is Federal activity A720?

CodeWhen it fits
A720Most of the material came from perfume industry and fabrication of soap and detergent products.

A720 records the activity behind most of the material. It doesn't name the destination operation or decide hazard status.

Which codes sit beside Federal activity A720?

CodeWhat it is
A704Production of glue
A710Fabrication of photographic products
A711Production of photosensitive plates
A712Fabrication of products for photographic treatments
A721Fabrication of soap products
A722Fabrication of detergent products
A723Fabrication of perfume products
A730Finished rubber and plastic material