Solo™ S Q&A with Matthew Marchetta  

Matthew Marchetta is Business Manager for Global Life Sciences at Avidity Science, he led the development of the new Solo™ S water purification system with the engineering team. Here’s an interview with him about the Solo™ S.  

What is the Solo™ S 

The Solo™ S is a Type 1 water purification system with re-usable cartridges, this eliminates customers’ plastic cartridge waste disposal, delivering up to 90% reduction in carbon emissions.

Why was the Solo™ S developed?  

With standard water purification systems, cartridges are changed typically every 6 months, creating on average 4-8kg of plastic waste per unit per year that goes directly to landfill. The cartridges are not generally recycled as their construction results in it being very hard to separate the plastic from the purification media contained within.  

Avidity Science decided to develop a new system, which allows the cartridges to be reused up to 6 times and then recycled.  

How does the re-use of cartridges work?  

The revolutionary cartridge design with no glue or welding allows for complete separation of the internal media from the outer housing, this allows for the cartridge to be emptied, cleaned, tested and refilled for reuse. 

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