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A850 federal activity code Places that serve food & rooms to guests.

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A850, Hotels, cafés and restaurants.

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    Hotels, cafés and restaurants

Use A850 when hotels, cafés and restaurants generated most of the material.

Industry code for hotels, cafés & restaurants, such as kitchens & guest accommodation. Food scraps & cooking oil come from it.

Where does Federal activity A850 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A850 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. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.

What does Federal activity A850 cover?

This records hotels, cafés and restaurants as the activity that made the waste. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or operation reported for that waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Hotels, cafés and restaurants

Is hotels, cafés and restaurants federal activity A850 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
A850Most of the material came from hotels, cafés and restaurants.

A850 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 A850?

CodeWhat it is
A830Business enterprise
A840Transport, automobile dealers and repair facilities
A841Automobile dealers and automobile repair facilities
A842Transportation
A860Health
A861Health (hospitals, medical centres, nursing homes and laboratories)
A870Research
A871Research (including research laboratories)