Paris

Two years ago, the City of Paris began planting the esplanade Saint-Louis, opposite the Château de Vincennes. The town called on ECT to manufacture a fertile substrate on site, to support the new planting. ECT’s fertile substrate is made up of inert soil from construction sites and green waste compost. It combines the recycling of locally-sourced data with the refusal to import distant topsoil, in a circular economy approach to construction soil. The green transformation of the former parking lot now offers a new green space in the city. The former parking lot has been transformed into a meadow, a

A responsible solution for greening the city In situ production of fertile substrate is an environmentally sober solution. It allows us to extend “nature in the city”, a major environmental challenge for the cities of tomorrow. This material is a local, sustainable alternative to imported topsoil, a natural resource that must be preserved. For 10 days, ECT produced the fertile substrate on site. This growing medium, necessary for the greening of the Esplanade Saint-Louis, is part of a circular economy initiative. The fertile substrate is obtained by recycling inert soil combined with green waste compost. Recycling on an emblematic site