ReAssure™ PFAS Destruction has been tested and proven to destroy and remove 99% of PFAS.
ReAssure™ PFAS Destruction provides customers with access to approximately 17 million tons of processing capacity through Thermomechanical Treatment Facilities (TTFs) available in all major markets in the United States, delivering the scale necessary to address PFAS-containing waste.
Offering PFAS destruction across municipal, commercial, and industrial waste streams, the Reworld TTFs process waste at temperatures above 1,100°C (2,012°F), widely cited as effective for PFAS destruction. Testing campaigns at Reworld TTFs have demonstrated 99% destruction and removal of PFAS at a processing capacity scale over 17 times greater than hazardous waste incineration.
PFAS destruction is a crucial part of reducing pollution
PFAS contamination is one of the most pressing and pervasive issues in the environment today. The chemicals have been in use since the 1930s, do not break down easily and highly soluble in water, meaning they are incredibly widespread. Several health conditions have been attributed to PFAS exposure, with impact noted as early as in the womb.
“To effectively solve the problem, PFAS cannot be contained, stored or managed indefinitely; they must be destroyed. Every other strategy is a temporary measure that shifts a growing liability into the future,” said Azeez Mohammed, President and CEO of Reworld. “ReAssure is an effective, reliable solution that ends the cycle permanently and verifiably by processing and destroying PFAS in a wide variety of waste streams at scale. At Reworld, PFAS destruction is one of our superpowers, helping protect communities and the environment from persistent contaminants.”
ReAssure takes a comprehensive approach to removing PFAS from waste streams
Reworld also provides access to 50+ material processing facilities (MPFs), which prepare non-bulk PFAS wastes for delivery to TTFs, extending their geographical and market reach. Additionally, ReAssure includes wastewater treatment with activated carbon, coordinated logistics services, and other related services.
Recent testing programmes at TTFs in Pennsylvania and Minnesota have produced consistent findings: PFAS compounds were generally non-detectable or measured at very low concentrations in stack emissions, and well below ambient air quality standards. Based on published ranges of PFAS in the waste stream, TTFs are achieving PFAS removal efficiencies of 99% and higher. A comprehensive report on collaborative testing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected in the near future.
Landfill could be making PFAS contamination across the environment worse
For years, landfills have been the default destination for PFAS-containing materials. But landfilling does not destroy PFAS, it simply stores it. Rainwater passing through waste can create PFAS-containing leachate, which is often sent to wastewater treatment plants not designed to manage these compounds. Peer-reviewed research shows that PFAS is also released through landfill gas emissions, making full-scale destruction an increasingly important part of the solution.
“We are not in the business of transferring PFAS from one liability to another. Our infrastructure is built to break the chain at scale,” continued Mohammed.
Reworld is stepping in with the infrastructure to manage PFAS-containing liquids and solids, handle resulting residuals, and provide full-scale destruction capabilities through its TTF network. For wastewater, that means Reworld can help close the loop by managing PFAS-containing liquids and routing spent carbon, filter media, treatment residues, and other byproducts to its TTFs for destruction.
Reworld’s network of TTFs recover energy while providing controlled destruction for PFAS and other complex compounds.