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New regulation brings new incentives

As of July 16, 2022, Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 will lay down criteria on agronomic efficiency and safety for the use of phosphorus by-products in EU fertilizing products. Ludwig hopes this will encourage more municipal and industrial WWTPs to recover phosphorus and sell it into the fertilizer market.

“Innovative WWTPs that are willing to invest in phosphorus removal now will have a valuable new revenue stream. There’s a much stronger incentive beyond compliance,” he explained.

Additionally, the EU Commission is expected to announce revision to the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) this summer. Updates to the three-decades-old law will likely include lower limits on phosphorus emission in treated wastewater.