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Identifying waste containing Persistent Organics Pollutants (POPs)

POPs are chemical substances that do not break down in the environment. They are a danger to human health and the environment.

Examples of items that may contain POPs, where any part are formed of leather, synthetic leather, other fabrics or foam:

  • sofas
  • sofa beds
  • armchairs
  • manual recliner chairs
  • kitchen and dining room chairs
  • stools and foot stools
  • office chairs
  • futons
  • bean bags, floor and sofa cushions
  • garden furniture
  • child car seats
  • mattresses
  • any other upholstered items that can be reasonably described as a form of seating used by households, and to which fire regulations apply. 

 

The following items are unlikely to contains POPs:

  • items that are not upholstered; for example, a wooden chair without a cushioned or textile back, seat or arms
  • deck chairs
  • new domestic seating that the manufacturer can show do not contain POPS

 

Items that are not domestic seating may still contain POPs.

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