About Living Machine

Worrell Water Technologies' Living Machine® system uses living plants and beneficial microorganisms to turn wastewater into clean water. Our patented technologies produce water that is cleaner and greener than conventional water treatment methods—and with huge savings in energy and infrastructure costs.

The future of wastewater treatment is here

The Living Machine® creates cleansed water that is ready for reuse on site—for tasks such as irrigation and toilet flushing. Since up to 95% of water usage goes to applications like these, the Living Machine® can make a huge difference in water consumption. A zoo in the Netherlands saw their water bills reduced by 84% when they installed a Living Machine®. See our Portfolio for more examples.

The old days of centralized treatment plants, and buried wastewater tanks that produce lots of messy, smelly sludge, are over. The Living Machine® represents 21st century technology that treats wastewater to the highest quality:

  • without caustic chemicals
  • without industrial processes
  • without large amounts of biowaste
  • without high energy costs
  • without expensive investments in public infrastructure.
Norder Zoo, Emmen, The Netherlands

Living Machine® ecosystem in use at Norder Zoo, Emmen, The Netherlands

To find out more about our patented wastewater treatment systems, visit the How it Works and History pages.

To read about the Living Machine® in action, visit our Portfolio.

For more detailed technical information, see our Resources page.