Learn More about PFAS and Areas of Concern for Composters

PFAS and derivative chemicals are now and will continue to be areas of concern for compost manufacturing and many other industries. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (known variously as PFAS, PFOS and PFOAS) are man-made fluorinated compounds that have been put into consumer products since the 1940s because of their stain- and grease-repelling properties. Two of the chemicals, PFOS and PFOAS, have been phased out in the U.S. due to EPA rulings in 2002 and 2015 that restrict their manufacture.US Composting Council and our chapters are carefully monitoring regulations about PFAS in compost, which only exist now in a few states. This page will be updated every quarter to reflect new developments.
 
Learn more about PFAS and compost at our resource hub at https://www.compostingcouncil.org/page/PFAS-and-compost.