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Waste management companies · Carriers · Transfer stationsA PFAS waste outlet
Got a customer with PFAS waste you can't place? Send it to us. We take AFFF foam, contaminated PPE, POPs residues and treatment media and see it destroyed by high-temperature incineration in the UK. Clear acceptance, a fixed quote within 2 working days and a certificate of destruction for your customer's file.
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What we take
Why it matters now
- May 2025In force
POPs waste must be destroyed. Waste at or above the POPs limits is POPs waste, and the POPs in it must be destroyed or irreversibly transformed. Limits include PFOS 50 mg/kg; PFOA and its salts 1 mg/kg (0.025 mg/kg in firefighting foam mixtures); PFHxS and its salts 1 mg/kg. Mixing doesn't help: a mixed load must be managed as POPs waste, even if the mixing diluted it below the limit.
Source: Environment Agency: Identify and classify waste containing POPs, updated 8 May 2025
- Dec 2022In force
No bulking, no holding without authorisation. You can only repackage or temporarily store POPs waste before it is destroyed if you hold an authorisation that allows it. POPs waste must go to a site that destroys or irreversibly transforms the POPs.
- 7 Sep 2026In force · England
RPS 376: storing PFOA foam waste. The Environment Agency now lets producers store PFOA foam waste while it awaits high-temperature incineration, if they meet its conditions. These include secondary containment for liquids, emailing the EA before relying on it, and sending the EA written confirmation that an appropriately permitted site will accept the waste. It covers concentrates, mixtures and flushings, plus PPE, absorbents, containers and equipment that haven't been decontaminated. The EA says UK high-temperature incineration plants are currently working at capacity for these wastes, and that they are not allowed to be exported for disposal. Review due by 5 July 2027.
- Aug 2026Planned
Landfill leachate. The PFAS Plan says the Environment Agency is working with landfill operators on best-practice sampling and analysis for leachate, with technical guidance expected in 2026 to 2027.
Rules last checked 30 October 2026. Proposals can change before they become law. Outside England, rules differ: tell us your site postcode.
How it works
Questions
Can we bulk PFAS waste with other hazardous loads?
No. You must take all reasonable steps to avoid mixing. A mixed load must be managed as POPs waste and the POPs destroyed, even if it has been diluted below the limit.
Source: Environment Agency: Identify and classify waste containing POPs, updated 8 May 2025
Can we repackage it or hold it at our transfer station?
Only with an authorisation that allows that activity.
Can PFOA foam waste go to an incinerator abroad?
The Environment Agency states that PFOA foam wastes are not allowed to be exported for disposal. We see waste destroyed in the UK only.
How does it work with your customer?
Send us the waste details, quantity, site postcode and any SDS or analysis. We check acceptance and send a fixed quote within 2 working days. Collection from site on an agreed date, then a certificate of destruction for the file.
More answers on the PFAS waste FAQ.
Get it off site
Tell us the waste type, quantity and site postcode. We check it for acceptance and send a fixed, all-in quote within 2 working days. Small lots welcome.