While sludge from wastewater treatment plants and port dredging is currently discharged into the sea, the Blue Economy Act will soon ban this practice due to the pollutants it contains.

The collaboration between the SME SEEGEX, the University of Le Havre Normandy, CEREMA, and the BUILDERS School of Engineering is a model of synergy between the private, public, and academic sectors. Together, they are tackling critical environmental issues, such as waste management, the overconsumption of natural resources, the energy transition, and reducing the construction sector’s carbon footprint.

While SEEGEX has already filed a patent application for the conversion of this sludge into expanded aggregates, this collaborative project now aims to develop a process for treating this waste by conducting a pre-industrial-scale pilot study.

The project’s priority is to contribute to more sustainable management of natural resources, reduce environmental impact, and lower CO2 emissions.
 

This innovative project, based in Le Havre, is supported by the Normandy Region and co-financed by the European Union through the Just Transition Fund.

The Just Transition Fund (JTF) is a new fund established under the European Green Deal that is part of the European cohesion policy.