The Syrinx EnPhytoBox

The EnPhytoBox® is a robust, sustainable solution that fosters water resilience and creates local economic opportunities. Easily deployable and customized based on treatment needs, this wetland-in-a-box is a sustainable, natural, low carbon solution that can help treat wastewater and polluted water sources for local reuse, effectively transforming polluted water back into a precious resource. Inspired by natural wetlands, the EnPhytoBox® contains a vertical sequence of plants, water, biosorbents and natural filtration media, including zeolites and effectively utilises: – Microbial transformation – Plant stabilisation – Biosorption – Phytoremediation – Ion exchange

The EnPhytoBox® combines the power of nature with the power of technology, ensuring that it can be remotely monitored. The box contains remote IoT sensors, with data streaming to a secure gateway for stakeholders and regulators to view in a digestible format. This allows data transparency and confidence in the system. The EnPhytoBox® can also come with a customisable wooden façade which is perfect for showcasing local water stories, storyboards and cultural and artistic integration.

The EnPhytoBox® was born from Syrinx Environmental, a blue green infrastructure and solutions company with a long and successful history of nature based solutions including constructed wetlands. Syrinx Environmental NZ was founded in 2023 in Rotorua, with a goal to build and showcase the EnPhytoBox® opportunities, local supplier networks and form partners. In 2025, Syrinx NZ partnered with Te Komiti Nui o Ngāti Whakaue for a pilot trial of an EnPhytoBox® right here in Rotorua. This deployment is currently in planning stage with a goal to have it operational in the second half of 2026.

The EnPhytoBox® has sustainability at its core, designed with circular economy principles in mind, the EnPhytoBox® is a zero waste, low carbon solution that uses no hazardous chemicals, no plastic, and does not create any waste products. Further than that, our program includes training of local community and iwi members to operate the box, to ensure local buy and in commitment to the local economy. Further to this we help project partners seek opportunities for the treated water which can lead to new economic opportunities. The EnPhytoBox® not only contributes to the environment, but the community as well.

Syrinx has always had people at our core. We believe good adaptation and environmental projects are only successful if they contribute to the local community as well as the environment. Syrinx is a diverse workplace with international reach, there is never a boring day and the opportunities to learn and experience work across multiple sectors and geographies are large.