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D1 federal disposal code Dumping waste on or in the ground, with no other method.

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D1, Release into or onto land.

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    Release into or onto land

Use D1 when the intended operation is release into or onto land.

Federal disposal code for release onto or into land. It excludes operations that carry the disposal codes D3 to D5 and D12.

Where does Federal disposal D1 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. Federal disposal D1 is a field value describing a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the disposal operation and doesn't decide whether the material is hazardous.

For a federally regulated international shipment, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. Read the movement rules and exclusions.

What does Federal disposal D1 cover?

For this value the disposal operation is release into or onto land. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or operation reported for that waste line, not from the waste name.

Official wording
Release into or onto land, other than by an operation that bears any of the disposal codes D3 to D5 and D12.

Is release into or onto land always Federal disposal D1?

CodeWhen it fits
D1The receiving facility will release the waste into or onto land, and the operation is not D3–D5 or D12.

D1 records the disposal operation the receiving facility plans. It says nothing about the waste itself.

Which codes sit beside Federal disposal D1?

CodeWhat it is
D2Land treatment, such as biodegradation of liquids or sludges in soil
D3Deep injection
D4Surface impoundment of waste
D5Specially engineered landfilling
D6Release into water
D7Release into a sea or ocean
D8Biological treatment, not otherwise set out in this Schedule
D9Physical or chemical treatment