[CPEO-MEF] Updated U.S. EPA Interim Guidance on PFAS Destruction and Disposal

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

U.S. EPA has issued an update to the Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Materials Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). This is an update to the interim guidance issued in 2024 and utilizes information and data reviewed up until September 2025. 
See https://www.epa.gov/pfas/fact-sheet-2026-interim-guidance-destruction-and-disposal-pfas

The interim guidance:
 
Provides recommendations for managers of PFAS and PFAS-containing materials to protect human health and the environment.
• Contains a new technology evaluation framework to help analyze the safety and effectiveness of new destruction and disposal technologies.
• Does not establish requirements for destruction or disposal of PFAS materials.
• Summarizes scientific information on current understanding of PFAS and focuses on three widely used and commercially available destruction and disposal technologies: 
• 1) Underground injection; 
• 2) Landfills; and 
• 3) Thermal treatment under certain conditions, which includes incineration (pdf).
• Summarizes research needs and data gaps and calls for increased collaboration with EPA to collect data and enhance decision-making.
• Describes new EPA test methods.

EPA has opened a docket to take input on the interim guidance for 60 days following publication in the Federal Register. Instructions on how to submit comments can be found in the Federal Register Notice. It welcomes public input on how to improve the guidance and this fact sheet.  
Comments can be submitted to the public docket EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0527. 

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)




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