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D15 federal disposal code Waste held temporarily while it waits for final disposal.

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D15, Interim storage.

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    Interim storage

Use D15 when the intended operation is interim storage.

Federal disposal code for interim storage. It comes before a final operation with a disposal code from D1 to D12.

Where does Federal disposal D15 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. Federal disposal D15 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 D15 cover?

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

Official wording
Interim storage, before an operation that bears any of the disposal codes D1 to D12.

Is interim storage always Federal disposal D15?

CodeWhen it fits
D15The receiving facility will store the waste before a D1–D12 disposal operation.

D15 records the disposal operation the receiving facility plans. It says nothing about the waste itself.

Which codes sit beside Federal disposal D15?

CodeWhat it is
D9Physical or chemical treatment
D10Incineration or thermal treatment on land
D11Incineration or thermal treatment at sea
D12Permanent storage
D13Interim blending or mixing
D14Interim repackaging
DC1Release
DC2Testing of a new disposal technology