Routine IBA waste monitoring services

Complete solution for IBA and IBAA classifications

Accurate classification enables incinerator bottom ash (IBA) and IBA aggregates (IBAA), to be safely recovered and reused, avoiding costly hazardous waste disposal and supporting a circular economy.

WRc provides a complete solution for the monitoring of IBA and IBAA under national protocols

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Why is routine waste monitoring important?

Routine monitoring provides the essential evidence needed to classify IBA and IBAA as non-hazardous. This avoids significant hazardous disposal costs and enables the recovery of valuable ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as the use of IBAA in construction under RPS 325.

Testing can also be extended to satisfy regulatory permit requirements for other thermal residues, such as air pollution control (APC) outputs. Ultimately, reliable monitoring data empowers facilities to demonstrate ongoing compliance, track compositional changes and make informed operational decisions.

Client challenges and requirements

Industrial clients and waste operators face complex challenges in maintaining regulatory compliance and avoiding the financial and reputational risks of misclassification. To make informed resource recovery assessments and commit to zero waste to landfill, operators require:

robust evidence: defensible sampling and testing data to satisfy regulatory scrutiny
classification confidence: assurance in the ongoing non-hazardous classification of treatment residues to facilitate recovery over landfill disposal
risk identification: early detection of problem parameters that could compromise resource recovery goals
process optimisation: improved treatment technologies and applications to increase recycling rates and recover valuable secondary raw materials.

How WRc helps you be compliant

As one of the UK’s leading experts in waste classification, WRc is a trusted, independent adviser. We provide robust evidence that holds credibility with regulators, optimising your compliance and safeguarding your reputation.

Why choose WRc?

Industry-leading expertise

With over 30 years’ experience, we co-authored the ESA IBA protocol and continually develop cutting-edge testing methodologies to navigate ever-changing chemicals legislation.

Accredited in-house facilities

Our specialist waste preparation laboratory in Swindon holds UKAS accreditation to ISO 17025. Supported by a trusted network of approved subcontract laboratories, we process over 1700 samples annually.

Unrivalled sector support

We deliver routine monitoring programmes for more than 60 thermal treatment facilities and over 25 IBA processing sites across the UK, guaranteeing robust, reliable and compliant data and safeguarding the client’s reputation.

End-to-end consultancy

Beyond basic characterisation, our technical specialists advise on end-of-life recovery, disposal options and innovative analytical approaches for challenging national waste streams such as shredder residues.