EPA test finds municipal waste burner destroyed 98% of PFAS compounds, beating expectations

EPA test finds municipal waste burner destroyed 98% of PFAS compounds, beating expectations

A new federal test suggests one controversial tool for handling "forever chemicals" may work better than many critics expected. At a Reworld municipal waste facility in Lake County, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that a large trash burner destroyed about 98% of the PFAS-related compounds introduced during testing — a notable result for a type of plant often questioned as a disposal option. What happened? The EPA and waste managem…