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Q15 federal reason code Soil & debris dug out when cleaning up polluted sites.

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Q15, Any material, substance or product.

  • IWIC Q reason codes

    Any material, substance or product

Use Q15 when the principal reason is any material, substance or product.

Federal Q reason code for export & import. Material that results from remedial actions on contaminated land.

Where does Federal reason Q15 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. Federal reason Q15 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the reason for disposal or recycling, and doesn't decide whether the material is hazardous.

On 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 reason Q15 cover?

This value records any material, substance or product as the reason for disposal or recycling. Choose it from the activity, reason, physical state or intended operation on that waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Any material, substance or product that results from remedial actions with respect to contaminated land.

Is material from contaminated-land remediation Federal reason Q15?

CodeWhen it fits
Q15The material, substance or product results from remedial action on contaminated land.

Q15 records why the material is going for disposal or recycling. It doesn't name the activity that made it or its hazard.

Which codes sit beside Federal reason Q15?

CodeWhat it is
Q8Residues from industrial processes (e.g., slags, still bottoms)
Q9Residues from pollution abatement processes
Q10Machining or finishing residues (e.g., lathe turning, mill scales)
Q11Residues from raw material processing (e.g., mining residues, oil field slop)
Q12Adulterated material (e.g., oils contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls)
Q13Any material
Q14Products with no further use
Q16Any material, substance or product