A groundbreaking study from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) reveals that automated, hermetically sealed pipe systems for hospital waste disposal and handling dirty laundry can significantly reduce the amount of bacteria in hospitals compared to traditional hospital waste management methods.
The report showcases its steadfast commitment, impact, and progress in promoting sustainable cities by providing innovative automated waste collection solutions. Envac highlights the positive difference it can make across four key areas: quality of life, minimising emissions, resource circularity, and business responsibility.
Envac is working with the city of Trondheim, which has been recognised for its innovative and eco-friendly waste management practices in a stride towards sustainable urban development. With a keen focus on reducing landfill waste, the city has successfully implemented a full vacuum automatic waste collection system for residential areas with over 250 apartment units.
The company will deploy its technology in the New Artois Metropolitan Hospital in Lens and the Lariboisière – Fernand-Widal AP-HP Hospital in Paris. With these new contracts, and once the new pneumatic waste collection systems are operational, Envac will have equipped six hospitals in France with their technology.
“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” aims to fundamentally change waste management by implementing a new IoT-based infrastructure. This infrastructure integrates recycling, reusing, and the sharing economy across an entire city district. The project is also unique in size, and it focuses on behavioural science research. Envac is one of the collaborators in the pioneering research project initiated by Stockholm Vatten och Avfall, Sweden’s leading water and waste company.
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.
Introducing Envac ReFlow – the game-changing solution for waste management and citizen recycling rates. This cutting-edge digital toolset streamlines green living, empowering cities to achieve their climate goals with ease.
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.
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 2022 RICS National Award in the United Kingdom for its outstanding achievement in providing a facility that directly benefits the local community.
Envac’s Middle East operation has merged to become part of a new EMEA macro division, which will include the company’s activities in Europe and Africa. It employs 200 people and operates and maintains almost 100 facilities across the Middle East, Spain, Portugal, France and Italy.
Envac has committed to making its global operation carbon neutral by 2030 following the publication of its annual sustainability report. Launched this month, the report illustrates the Stena Adactum-owned firm’s environmental, economic and social achievements throughout 2021.
Envac, the global pioneer of the pneumatic waste collection system (PWCS), is gearing for further growth following its decision to acquire Precision AirConvey (PAC), a US firm specialising in manufacturing, installing and servicing trim and matrix removal systems for the labels, paper, film and sheet industries.