Carex PhytoCompact

PhytoCompacts are an excellent alternative to traditional wastewater disposal systems as they are much less harmful to the environment. Today, many companies specialise in the manufacture of this device.

The advantages of the Carex PhytoCompact

“The synergy of water, soil, wood and plants”

Natural and plant-based

• Reproduces the purification mechanisms of natural wetlands
• Requires no energy or consumables
• Contributes to the fight against global warming (island of coolness)
• Promotes biodiversity

Simple, durable and robust

• Compatible with second homes
• No mechanical or electromechanical wear parts
• No replacement of materials
• Maintenance is mainly of a gardening nature

Aesthetics

• Decorative plants
• Customisable finishes

Low environmental footprint

• Carbon footprint divided by 5 because there is no energy consumption or production of fermentation methane
• Local (aggregates, wood, plants) and bio-based (wood) filter media

How the Carex PhytoCompact works

Wood prefilter

• Underground tank containing a filtration material made up of wood chips

• Retention and treatment of solid pollution comparable to composting

• Unsaturated flow, therefore no stagnating water or fermentation

Floral filter

• Bed of semi-aquatic plants: Carex acutiformis (sedge), Carex riparia (riverside sedge), Iris pseudoacorus (marsh iris), Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife), Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass), Filipendula ulmaria (meadowsweet), Mentha aquatica L. (water mint)

• Biological filtration by purifying biomass associated with the substrate and plant roots

• No stagnating or apparent water

A sector benefiting from the CE mark

The various Aquatiris sanitation systems that we provide are CE marked

CAREX: 21 CERIB-1164 – DOP No. 2021-01