Buiksloterham

In Amsterdam's Buiksloterham district, located on the northern IJ bank, 550 homes will be linked to the world's first floating treatment plant. The "Circular Buiksloterham" project will be completed by mid-2019.

The houses will be equipped with vacuum toilets that will save on drinking water. This is because these toilets use only 1 litre of water per flush. The black water from the toilets is then collected via a vacuum sewer and transported to a fermentation tank. Here, pollutants are removed from the medium and biogas is produced through fermentation. By converting biogas to electricity, the plant has become completely energy-neutral.
Furthermore, nutrients are recovered from the black water, such as phosphate that can be reused as fertiliser.

Photos below show the floating rig under construction and ready for sailing.

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  • Waternet

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