The Project
Waste2Fresh is an EUH2020 funded project that is bringing an innovative solution to the textile manufacturing industry to address freshwater resource scarcity and industrial water pollution, into the market.
Vast amounts of water is continuously used in the textile industry. The water is used to, process, wash, dilute, heat and cool textile materials, which then pollutes rivers an oceans with wastewater, which contains a range of chemicals and dyes.
One solution is a closed-loop process in which wastewater is collected, recycled and used again. With this in mind, the EU-funded Waste2Fresh project will develop a closed-loop process for textile manufacturing factories
Waste2Fresh will integrate novel and innovative catalytic degradation approaches with highly selective separation and extraction techniques.
The aim is near-zero discharge and a reduction of current use of freshwater resources. The project expects this system to result in significant environmental gains.
Waste2Fresh will considerably increase the recovery of water, energy, and other resources (organics, salts, and heavy metals) resulting in high efficiency; which in turn will return substantial environmental gains weighted against EU and global environmental footprints.
Project Information
Start date: April 2021
End date: November 2023
Partners
The project is a collaboration of 17 partners, click the button below to know about each of them and their role in the overall solution.