We produce one type of water, potable water, we use it have ‘use once’ approach to water, currently, which would be the exact opposite of a cradle to cradle approach. We take fresh water filter it, chlorinate it, distribute it, lose anywhere from 30%-60% in that process due to leaking pipes, we use it once, we add faeces, urine, food waste, pharmaceutical and personal care products, transport it all to a centralized treatment plant
where we try and take everything out again, take out the nutrients, take out the organics, produce a treated water which we don’t re-use but discharge into our rivers & oceans, and it turns out this is very energy intensive. [ … ]
BlueTech Forum 2020
