---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 8961"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "8961"
heading: "PFAS destruction and disposal guidance"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/8961"
units:
  - "Chapter 115 — Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Emerging Contaminants"
  - "Subchapter V — Other Matters"
---

# §8961. PFAS destruction and disposal guidance

- (a) **In general—** Not later than 1 year after December 20, 2019, the [Administrator](/usc/15/636e.md?p=1) shall publish interim guidance on the destruction and disposal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and materials containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, including—
  - (1) aqueous film-forming foam;
  - (2) soil and biosolids;
  - (3) textiles, other than consumer goods, treated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances;
  - (4) spent filters, membranes, resins, granular carbon, and other waste from water treatment;
  - (5) landfill leachate containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and
  - (6) solid, liquid, or gas waste streams containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances from facilities manufacturing or using perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
- (b) **Considerations; inclusions—** The interim guidance under [subsection (a)](#a) shall—
  - (1) take into consideration—
    - (A) the potential for releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances during destruction or disposal, including through volatilization, air dispersion, or leachate; and
    - (B) potentially vulnerable populations living near likely destruction or disposal sites; and
  - (2) provide guidance on testing and monitoring air, effluent, and soil near potential destruction or disposal sites for releases described in [paragraph (1)(A)](#b-1-A).
- (c) **Revisions—** The [Administrator](/usc/15/636e.md?p=1) shall publish revisions to the interim guidance under [subsection (a)](#a) as the [Administrator](/usc/15/636e.md?p=1) determines to be appropriate, but not less frequently than once every 3 years.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXIII, § 7361, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2289.)