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ChallengeUpdated on 9 January 2026

Resource recovery in the bathroom environment

Innovation Manager at Roca Group

Barcelona, Spain

About

We are looking for solutions that enable efficient management of the waste and resources generated during bathroom use, with the aim of transforming them into useful elements and reducing their environmental impact.

We are interested in technologies capable of recovering heat, energy or water through treatment, filtration and reuse systems. We also value proposals aimed at processing organic waste, such as urine and faeces. In both cases, we seek approaches that facilitate the separation, transformation and utilisation of these resources from a perspective of circularity, efficiency and sustainability.

Topic

  • IOT
  • Smart Cities / Smart Building
  • Systems Integration & Advanced Manufacturing

Organisation

Roca Group

Corporation

Barcelona, Spain

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