POPs
Persistent Organic Pollutants
The short answer
Chemicals that do not break down in the environment, found in things like older upholstered seating and some plastics. Waste containing them has to be destroyed rather than recycled or landfilled.
In practice
The domestic seating rules caught a lot of operators out, because a sofa is not obviously hazardous and the requirement is separate storage and incineration rather than the usual route.
Where LoadSnap touches it
POPs are carried through the consignment note workflow.