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A930 federal activity code Waste from plants that treat factory wastewater & waste.

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A930, Treatment of industrial effluents and waste.

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    Treatment of industrial effluents and waste

Use A930 when treatment of industrial effluents and waste generated most of the material.

Source code for waste that came mostly from treating industrial effluents and waste. It names the activity, not the material.

Where does Federal activity A930 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A930 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 A930 cover?

This records treatment of industrial effluents and waste 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
Treatment of industrial effluents and waste

Is treatment of industrial effluents and waste federal activity A930 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
A930Most of the material came from treatment of industrial effluents and waste.

A930 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 A930?

CodeWhat it is
A890Households
A900Cleaning and maintenance of public areas
A910Urban water treatment facilities
A920Urban waste treatment
A931Incineration
A932Physico-chemical treatment
A933Biological treatment
A934Solidification of waste