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Circularity in action: recycled water to help quench Antwerp Port’s future demand

Wednesday, 2 February 2022

A new collaboration will divert 20 billion litres of recycled wastewater per year for cooling water in the port of Antwerp by 2025.

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The Flemish region of Belgium, Flanders, is continuing to punch above its weight when it comes to connecting the dots on the circular economy.

A new collaboration between the public and private sectors will enable 20 billion litres of wastewater to be recycled per year and redirected for cooling water purposes in the port of Antwerp by 2025.

In total, a €100 million investment will see a new treatment plant being built that will help to upgrade treated municipal wastewater to a higher quality for use in the port.