Skip to content

Canadian waste code finder

A800 federal activity code Pulp mills, paper mills & box plants.

  • Free, no account
  • Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
  • Nothing is stored

Find a Canadian waste code

A800, Paper and cardboard industry.

  • IWIC A activity codes

    Paper and cardboard industry

Use A800 when paper and cardboard industry generated most of the material.

Industry code for the paper & cardboard industry, from pulp making to finished paper & board goods.

Where does Federal activity A800 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A800 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 A800 used for?

It is for paper and cardboard industry. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation reported for the waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Paper and cardboard industry

Which waste is Federal activity A800?

CodeWhen it fits
A800Most of the material came from paper and cardboard industry.

A800 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 A800?

CodeWhat it is
A780Wood and furniture industry
A781Sawmills and production of wood panels
A782Manufacture of wood and furniture products
A790Various related industries
A801Fabrication of paper pulp
A802Manufacture of paper and cardboard
A803Finished goods of paper and cardboard
A810Printing, publishing and photographic laboratories