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Sign upChanges non-recyclable waste into stones for the construction sector
Construction aggregates represent the most extracted raw material in France with 55% of total tonnages, representing 360 M tonnes. Extracted from quarries mainly to produce concrete and build roads, they cause environmental problems such as landscape degradation. In addition, industrials are looking for recycled materials, especially for the construction of roads, since they have obligations to use 50% of recycled materials, a proportion hardly reached today.
To tackle this challenge as well as landfilling, Néolithe transforms non-recyclable waste such as municipality waste, construction waste, industrial waste into stones. The Anthropocite, the mineral aggregate produced, can be used as raw material for the construction sector, especially for roadbeds and concrete. The waste is processed by the Fossilizator, a mobile treatment unit in containers that can be deployed easily next to waste production. The Fossilization aims to replace the current waste treatments, incineration and landfills, that generate a lot of CO2 emissions. Highly scalable, the Fossilization technology is cost-competitive when compared with other conventional solutions.
The Fossilizator by Néolithe
Implemented by Eurovia in Aix-en-Provence (France) in 2023
Mat’Ild, a subsidiary of Eurovia (Vinci), operating sorting centers for construction waste in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region will install a Fossilizer to recover non-inert waste from the construction industry (plastics, wood, cardboard, textiles, etc.). For the operator, the cost of fossilization is lower than the cost of landfilling. As Eurovia is also a major producer and consumer of aggregates, the anthropocite aggregates produced will be consumed locally in the Group’s works.
Result
Expected benefit of 200k ⍬ / year for minimum 10 years & ⊓ 2,175 t ofco /year
Néolithe
Neolithe changes non-recyclable waste into stones. We aim to decrease the global carbon footprint by 5%.
View company profileCleantech Open France
The Cleantech Open France is looking for the best clean technology ideas from around the country. This is the largest cleantech accelerator program in France and it belongs to the largest international network of cleantech startups, the Cleantech Open founded in California, which has a presence in more than 20 countries worldwide.
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