ValoMin'
Project
ValoMin’, initiated by IDEA through the 2025 Water Hackathon (SWDE & SPGE), seeks to valorize sewage sludge by exploiting its crystalline mineral fraction through novel circular economy pathways.
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Launch date
2025
Leader
Stakeholder Leader
Intercommunale de Développement Economique et d'Aménagement du coeur du Hainaut
7000 Mons
About
ValoMin’ is an IDEA initiative launched during the March 2025 Water Hackathon (organized by SWDE and SPGE). It develops innovative solutions to valorize the crystalline mineral fraction of sewage sludge from treatment plants. Based on a circular economy model, the initiative explores novel valorization pathways in partnership with Centre Terre et Pierre asbl and others. ValoMin’ also aligns with IDEA’s strategic participation in the SPGE’s technological orientation market for the sludge sector.