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A focused archive on circular resource systems, reuse, efficiency, waste reduction, and the infrastructure transitions reshaping urban sustainability.
Fit-for-purpose recycled water is treated to match the quality needed for its specific use, ensuring safety and efficient resource use. This approach avoids unnecessary treatment while meeting regulatory standards and user requirements,…
Water recycling treats wastewater to meet the needs of specific applications. It plays a vital role in addressing water scarcity and meeting rising demand from agriculture, industry, and urban growth. By easing…
Water recycling is vital for securing reliable water supplies as cities grow, the climate changes, and urban demand increases. By treating and reusing wastewater, communities reduce reliance on freshwater, strengthen drought resilience,…
The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus ISBN: 978–1–137–58364–2 while reducing trade-offs in the development of a green economy. Despite rising demand for water, energy and food globally, the governance of water-energy-food…
Around the world, leading wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are becoming prosumers: both a producer and consumer of energy. In regular WWTPs, aeration, pumping, and solids processing account for most of the electricity…
In 2018, Copenhagen’s new waste-to-energy plant will not only set the bar high for environmental performance but also for architectural integration into the landscape with the plant containing a variety of green…
With Europe facing water scarcity, the European Union (EU) is applying a life cycle thinking framework called Level(s) to save water in buildings. By Robert C. Brears* In the EU, water scarcity…
DC Water has created Blue Drop, a nonprofit organization, to market products and services as well as provide ratepayer relief from tariff increases due to rising operating expenses, capital investments, and declining…
Scottish Water, which provides water and wastewater services to 2.49 million households and 152,000 businesses across Scotland, is contributing towards the development of a circular economy. Scottish Water’s 3Rs In the circular…
With rising greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resource scarcity, governments around the world are implementing a range of policies to increase efficiency in production and resource use. However, rather than focus on…
