374Water heads to WEFTEC with PFAS destruction pitch

374Water will exhibit at WEFTEC 2026 in New Orleans from Sept. 28-30, showcasing its AirSCWO system as a way to permanently destroy PFAS and other organic waste streams. The company is pitching supercritical water oxidation as a shift from waste management to waste destruction for municipal, federal, and industrial customers.

Why it matters: - 374Water is positioning supercritical water oxidation as critical infrastructure for the water sector. - The company says the approach can permanently destroy PFAS and other persistent organic waste instead of moving contamination to landfills or storage. - The pitch matters for municipalities, federal agencies, defense users, and industrial waste generators facing tighter pressure on disposal, liability, and long-term contamination.

What happened: - 374Water Inc. said it will exhibit at WEFTEC 2026, the Water Environment Federation’s annual technical exhibition and conference, Sept. 28-30 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. - The company will welcome attendees at Booth 2254. - 374Water is a B2i Digital Featured Company, with an in-depth profile available here.

The details: - 374Water’s Waste Destruction Services platform uses AirSCWO, the company’s supercritical water oxidation system. - AirSCWO is designed to destroy PFAS, biosolids and hazardous organic wastes. - The process is intended to convert waste into clean water, recoverable minerals, vent gas and recoverable heat energy. - The company says the system can reduce waste volume, lower disposal costs and extend asset life. - AirSCWO is engineered for municipal wastewater and biosolids, federal and defense uses including aqueous film-forming foam and PFAS destruction, and industrial waste generators. - The company says the technology can handle a broad spectrum of nonhazardous and hazardous organic wastes. - 374Water says the output includes safe dischargeable water, mineral effluent, vent gas and recoverable heat energy. - The company won the Water Environment Federation’s Innovative Technology Award for AirSCWO at WEFTEC 2023.

Between the lines: - 374Water is trying to shift the industry conversation from treatment and disposal to permanent destruction. - The New Orleans setting is symbolic for a water industry event, given the city’s central role in the Mississippi River watershed. - Brad Meyers, chief operating officer, said WEFTEC is where the water industry looks for what comes next and that AirSCWO destroys PFAS and organic waste permanently. - Meyers said the company is inviting attendees to stop by Booth 2254 to see why destruction, not management, is the future of critical waste infrastructure.

What's next: - Attendees, customers and partners can visit 374Water at Booth 2254 during WEFTEC 2026 to learn more about the company’s technology. - The company said people interested in meeting the team at the conference should use the contact information provided in the release. - 374Water continues to market AirSCWO across municipal, federal and industrial waste streams.

The bottom line: - 374Water is using WEFTEC 2026 to sell a bigger idea: not just treating contaminated waste, but destroying it permanently.