# Greenager + has taken on a new challenge

> As product developer of Genk-based Bioterra, Greenager + has taken on a new challenge;

URL: https://greenagerplus.be/en/greenager-has-taken-on-a-new-challenge/
Taal: English
Gepubliceerd: 2022-05-03
Bijgewerkt: 2024-04-04
Nederlandse versie: https://greenagerplus.be/greenager-is-een-nieuw-uitdaging-aangegaan.md

**As product developer of Genk-based Bioterra, Greenager + has taken on a new challenge;**

From Tuesday, May 2, 2022, the first ships carrying 6,000 tons of PFOS-contaminated soil from the Willebroek neighborhood of De Nayer.will dock at Genk South, at our client BIoterra…
Greenager +; as the firm’s external innovaton driver has been requested to work on this and give this sand a second life.

Beyond using it in a traditional screed, the intention is to use it to make bike paths with more climate-friendly cement, the purified sand and also 100% recycle gravel.

*Source: HBVL
**[6,000 tons of PFOS soil from Willebroek recycled in Genk: “Why not turn it into bike paths?”](https://www.hbvl.be/regio/limburg/genk/6.000-ton-pfos-grond-uit-willebroek-gerecycleerd-in-genk-waarom-er-geen-fietspaden-van-maken/29801662.html)
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![Crane unloading PFOS sand from a ship into a tipper trailer](https://greenagerplus.be/images/2022/05/pfos-zand-lossen-uit-schip.webp)
![Person in protective suit sampling PFOS sand on arrival](https://greenagerplus.be/images/2022/05/fpos-zand-staalname-bij-aankomst.webp)
![Pile of purified PFOS sand](https://greenagerplus.be/images/2022/05/pfos-zand-gezuiverd.webp)
![First test samples using PFOS sand as cycle path concrete](https://greenagerplus.be/images/2022/05/pfos-zand-eerste-test-als-fietspad-beton.webp)