Wastewater - Turning Problem to Solution

List of case studies

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An innovative circular wastewater treatment plant conversion – Billund Biorefinery, Billund, Denmark

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Direct potable reclamation in Windhoek, Namibia

Reuse of nutrient-rich agricultural drainage water for food self-sufficiency in Fayoum, Egypt

Sustainable productive sanitation solutions in rural Burkina Faso Producing urine-based fertilizer on the island of Gotland, Sweden 40 Resource-efficient decentralized wastewater treatment systems in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania 43 Large-scale centralized wastewater treatment as an energy source in Hamburg, Germany 44 Social barriers to urine recycling in decentralized sanitation systems 52 When farmers’ acceptance is challenged by consumers’ buy-in and the quantity and quality of the effluents, Ouardanine, Tunisia 53 Reuse of treated municipal wastewater for industry and ecosystem health in Lingyuan City, China 58 Urine separation – Alkaline dehydration in practice in Malmö, Sweden 68 The challenges of keeping up with the demands of a growing city – expanding wastewater treatment capacity in Delhi, India 75 The London Super Sewer – Improving collection of wastewater 75 Advanced wastewater treatment for reuse in small off-grid settlements in the Israeli Negev desert 76 Nature-based solutions to treat wastewater for resource recovery and reuse – the Solomon Islands Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project 79 Sustainable wastewater and nutrient management in rural Georgia to address pollution in the Black Sea 80 The Wastewater Zero Commitment Initiative, Global 85 Financing wastewater treatment and reuse in Latin America and the Caribbean 2019–2024. Part of the Global Environment Facility Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management (GEF CReW+) Project 88 Tariff reform to support wastewater treatment and reuse in Colombia, 2020–2023. Part of the GEF CReW+ Project 89 NEWBrew – Raising awareness with a beer from 100% recycled wastewater, Singapore 95

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