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A740 federal activity code Plants making brake linings, pipe & other asbestos goods.

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A740, Fabrication of products based upon asbestos.

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    Fabrication of products based upon asbestos

Use A740 when fabrication of products based upon asbestos generated most of the material.

Industry code for makers of products based on asbestos, a fibre that is a hazard when disturbed.

Where does Federal activity A740 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A740 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 A740 used for?

It is for fabrication of products based upon asbestos. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation reported for the waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Fabrication of products based upon asbestos

Which waste is Federal activity A740?

CodeWhen it fits
A740Most of the material came from fabrication of products based upon asbestos.

A740 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 A740?

CodeWhat it is
A723Fabrication of perfume products
A730Finished rubber and plastic material
A731Rubber industry
A732Finished plastic material
A750Production of powders and explosives
A760Textile and clothing industry
A761Combing and carding of textile fibres
A762Threading, spinning and weaving