Laboratory analysis of waste and identification of components
Optimize your waste management with accurate and compliant analyses
Waste analysis is an essential step to ensure optimal management, recovery, or disposal in accordance with current regulations. YesWeLab provides a network of specialized laboratories to identify the composition of waste and assess its environmental impact.
Our services are aimed at companies in the environmental sector, waste managers, industrial companies and local authorities wishing to ensure the traceability and compliance of their discharges.
Why analyze waste?
Laboratory analyses allow us to:
- Identify the chemical composition of solid, liquid or gaseous waste.
- Determine the presence of hazardous substances (heavy metals, hydrocarbons, solvents, microplastics, PFAS, etc.).
- Check compliance with European and national regulations (REACH, Waste Framework Directive, ICPE regulations).
- Classify waste according to its hazard level (inert waste, non-hazardous waste, hazardous waste).
- Optimize their processing and recovery (recycling, incineration, storage in an approved center).
Are you looking for an analysis?
Analyses performed in the laboratory
Our partner laboratories perform a wide range of analyses adapted to industrial, household, hospital waste or waste from production processes:
Physicochemical analyses
Humidity level, pH, COD (chemical oxygen demand), BOD5 (biological oxygen demand), TOC (total organic carbon), etc.
Heavy metal analysis
Lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, chromium, nickel, etc., by ICP-MS or AAS, etc.
Analysis of hydrocarbons and organic compounds
PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes), PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), etc.
Identification of hazardous substances
Halogenated solvents, PFAS, endocrine disruptors, microplastics, etc.
Characterization of solid waste
Leaching tests (NF EN 12457-2) to assess the mobility of pollutants, etc.
Sectors concerned by waste analysis
Waste identification and characterization are essential for many stakeholders:
- Manufacturing industries : assessment of production waste and environmental impact.
- Local authorities and waste management companies : classification of collected waste and management of recycling flows.
- Classified ICPE sites : compliance with environmental standards and management of hazardous waste.
- Construction sector : analysis of demolition materials (asbestos, lead, hydrocarbons).
- Hospital sector : control of biomedical and pharmaceutical waste.
Contact us today to benefit from personalized support and analytical solutions tailored to your needs.
Léa Géréec
Technical and scientific advisor
