On 14^th March, representatives of the LIFE-AQUEMFREE project held a meeting with Daniel García and Camille Escoffier, the coordinator and manager of the LIFE-PhytoBarre (LIFE12 ENV/FR/000530) project that ended last June, respectively. The project participants developed a system to eliminate plant protection products from agricultural waste water using bacteria. The advantages and disadvantages of the systems developed by both projects were discussed.