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Global Water Award winner RecoLab officially opens in Helsingborg

Thursday, 16 June, marks the official inauguration of RecoLab, Helsingborg’s unique treatment plant for source-separated sewage. The facility – the first of its kind in northern Europe – was recently awarded as ‘wastewater project of the year’ at the Global Water Awards. Here, indispensable resources are being extracted to a greater extent than is possible with conventional sewage treatment.

RecoLab manages the city district of Oceanhamnen’s unique system for separating three waste flows, the Three Pipes Sewer System (Tre Rör Ut) – one pipe for baths, dishwashing, and washing machines, one pipe for ground food waste, and one vacuum pipe for toilets. Over 2,000 new homes and offices in Oceanhamnen are the first in the world to use the new system at full scale – following its development in Helsingborg.

With a concentrated and separated flow of black water and food waste, RecoLab can produce 60-70% more biogas per person and year, recycle three times as much phosphorus (in purer form), and seven times as much nitrogen, compared to conventional sewage treatment. Grey water can also be recycled into drinking water and returned to the city. The system reduces emissions of nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, and it also enables the energy-efficient elimination of drug traces.

”Among other things, the recycling of phosphorus is of great interest as this is a finite resource that is indispensable for our food supply and is on the European Union’s list of critical raw materials,” says Amanda Haux, Business Developer at RecoLab.

During H22 City Expo, the single biggest event for innovation and sustainable urban development in the Nordic region in 2022, daily guided tours of RecoLab are offered to visitors. The showroom is also available for pre-booked visits. Target groups include businesses, the residents of Helsingborg, and other groups who are interested in urban development with a focus on water and wastewater, waste management, and energy.

For more information and media inquiries, please contact:
Amanda Haux, Business Developer, RecoLab, +46 762-22 15 83, amanda.haux@recolab.se
Maria Ploberg, Press Officer at H22 City Expo, +46 738-22 43 67, maria.ploberg@helsingborg.se

About RecoLab:
RecoLab is an abbreviation of the term recovery lab. The operation consists of three parts: a showroom, a development facility, and a test bed. Municipal water and wastewater enterprise Nordvästra Skånes Vatten och Avlopp (NSVA) is the principal for the development facility. The test bed and showroom are a collaboration between Öresundskraft, Nordvästra Skånes Renhållnings AB (NSR), Nordvästra Skånes Vatten och Avlopp AB (NSVA), and the City of Helsingborg.

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H22 City Expo
From 30 May to 3 July 2022, the City of Helsingborg invites the world to H22 City Expo – a 35-day international event to showcase, test, and co-create smart solutions that improve life in the city. With a focus on long-term innovation work aimed at lasting change, for example, through circular solutions, sustainable urban development, and smart technology, you will be able to experience and explore innovations that shape the smart and sustainable city of the future.

HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is the official patron of H22 City Expo. Read more about the programme at H22 City Expo 2022.

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