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A820 federal activity code Laundromats, dry cleaners & dye shops.

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A820, Laundries, bleaching services and dyers.

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    Laundries, bleaching services and dyers

Use A820 when laundries, bleaching services and dyers generated most of the material.

Industry code for laundries, bleaching services & dyers, such as commercial laundries & dry cleaners.

Where does Federal activity A820 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A820 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 A820 used for?

It is for laundries, bleaching services and dyers. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation reported for the waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Laundries, bleaching services and dyers

Which waste is Federal activity A820?

CodeWhen it fits
A820Most of the material came from laundries, bleaching services and dyers.

A820 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 A820?

CodeWhat it is
A803Finished goods of paper and cardboard
A810Printing, publishing and photographic laboratories
A811Printing and publishing
A812Photographic laboratories
A830Business enterprise
A840Transport, automobile dealers and repair facilities
A841Automobile dealers and automobile repair facilities
A842Transportation