Published article in Bauwelt Magazine: For over fifty years the Swedish company Envac has been manufacturing pneumatic systems that transport garbage bags through pipes underground to a collection point. The promise: more cleanliness, less traffic, less environmental pollution. Mattias Widell, Head of Strategy and Business Development Envac North Europe, explains how the system has developed since the 1960s – and how it can also be implemented in Europe’s old cities.

The company will deploy its technology in the New Artois Metropolitan Hospital in Lens and the Lariboisière – Fernand-Widal AP-HP Hospital in Paris.

The community Eriksberg in Gothenburg, which consists of approximately 70 different condominium associations, has now chosen to implement Envac ReFlow as a digital solution to increase recycling and reduce residual waste in the area.

Expo Park, also known as Parque Nações or Parks of Nation, is a public commercial and residential area located in Lisbon. The area has been using an automated waste collection system by Envac since the 1990s. This year, the system is celebrating its 25th anniversary and the positive environmental outcomes it has generated.

The Wilds at Barking Riverside is using the Envac vacuum waste collection system and houses the collection centre that will be one of the largest single vacuum waste systems in Europe on completion. The Wilds building won the RIBA Regional Awards 2023.

Making cities smarter and more sustainable through innovation is key for our future and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals number 11 of making cities and human settlements safe, resilient, and sustainable.

Handwritten notes expressing “Thanks for keeping the city clean” have been posted on Envac waste inlets during the weeks of Covid-19 confinement .

Waste collection truck trips within the development have been reduced by up to 80% and the requirement for space within buildings for waste storage has decreased by 70% saving plot developers money.

Envac’s team in Qatar is pleased to announce one of our latest wins which adds to our growing portfolio of projects within Qatar’s Lusail City.

The agreement between White Peak and Envac aims to apply Envac’s world leading waste management technology, which has been adapted to meet the demands of the fast growing Chinese market.