Challenge of recycling wastewater | FT Rethink

San Francisco is emerging as a world leader in onsite water recycling, where large buildings must reuse their own wastewater for non-drinkable use. The goal is to go from toilet to tap, and the trend of turning sewage into drinking water is gathering momentum. But cost is an issue, and can consumers overcome the 'yuck' factor?
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[@garybrown4385]

Water conservation will be paramount in the coming decades

[@manzourahmed3383]

What about recovering heat from waste water and distributing it back using mains water system? Maybe use a heat pump?

[@glennnielsen8054]

The interesting question is, what will the savings be with a centralized plant and will it be profitable? If the project is to have a meaningful future, it must be a good business.

[@glennnielsen8054]

Desalination of seawater may be higher on the list of profitable alternatives.

[@olska9498]

But where will Phoenix, Arizona get their seawater from? 😂

[@glennnielsen8054]

@@olska9498 That is a good point!

[@bernob9770]

Is the birth control filtered out from wastewater?

[@davidho1258]

the method used to make wastewater into drinking water uses reverse osmosis which does remove drugs from the water.

[@HannahHeavens-pe5xt]

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