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A920 federal activity code Waste from municipal waste plants, the activity that made it.

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A920, Urban waste treatment.

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    Urban waste treatment

Use A920 when urban waste treatment generated most of the material.

Source code for waste that came mostly from urban waste treatment. It names the activity, not the material.

Where does Federal activity A920 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A920 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 A920 cover?

This records urban waste treatment 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
Urban waste treatment

Is urban waste treatment federal activity A920 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
A920Most of the material came from urban waste treatment.

A920 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 A920?

CodeWhat it is
A880Administrative activities, offices
A890Households
A900Cleaning and maintenance of public areas
A910Urban water treatment facilities
A930Treatment of industrial effluents and waste
A931Incineration
A932Physico-chemical treatment
A933Biological treatment