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Understanding the problem is the first step towards a solution! Keep scrolling to educate yourself about the wastewater produced by the consumer goods industry and how it affects us all.
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Water Quality Management
This is an academic journal article from 2011 that overviews water availability, quality, and regulations in Egypt. SOURCE: Mediterranean Environmental Technical Assistance Program (METAP)
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Water Pollution Map
This is an interactive, live feed map of Chinese manufacturing enterprises and their wastewater discharge. SOURCE: Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE)
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Water Footprint tool
This is an interactive map that shows the water footprint of a country and each citizen.
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Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA)
This is a website for the Water Environment Partnership (WEPA), an initiative proposed by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan in 2003 that became official in 2004. WEPA aims to improve the water environment in Asia by strengthening water environmental governance.
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Water Environment and its management in Thailand
This is a PowerPoint that overviews the water pollution situation, management, and policy in Thailand as of 2012. SOURCE: Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA)
Water & Wastewater Management in Nigeria
This is a page on Synergie Training’s website which describes that a four-day program that they offer that examines the specific water and wastewater challenges facing Nigeria and offers a detailed insight into appropriate technological solutions. Synergie Training is one of the leading IT, Construction, and Infrastructure Training Companies in the UK. SOURCE: Synergie
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Water
This is a page on CDP’s website that talks about their work with water. CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states, and regions to manage their environmental impacts. CDP’s work with water security motivates companies to disclose and reduce their environmental impacts by using the power […]
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Wastewater Treatment System Components and Devices
This is a page on NSF’s website that describes and provides a link to search for NSF Certified Wastewater Treatment Units. NSF is an accredited third-party certification provides all stakeholders – industry, regulators, users, and the general public – assurance that a certified product, material, component, or service complies with the technical requirements of the […]
Wastewater Treatment Practices in Africa – Experiences from Seven Countries
This is a paper from 2013 that presents the treatment plants existing in Africa; it discusses the types of processes applied, the required treatment performance per country, and the main challenges hindering their performance as well as the reuse of the treated wastewater. SOURCE: ResearchGate
Wastewater Production, Treatment, and Irrigation in Middle East and North Africa
This is an academic journal article from 2009 that describes the water situation in MENA. SOURCE: SpringerLink
Wastewater Management in the Philipines
This is a PowerPoint from 2015 that overviews wastewater management in the Philippines. SOURCE: Environmental Management Bureau Region 3
Urban Wastewater Directive Overview
This is a report that outlines the 1991 Council Directive of the European Commission concerning urban waste-water treatment. SOURCE: European Commission
What is wastewater?
Wastewater is any water that has been used by humans. In the consumer goods industry, it is the water used to produce products and often contains chemicals and dyes. This water should be treated before it returns to the watershed, but that is frequently not the case.
What is the Wastewater 101 Toolbox?
The Wastewater 101 Toolbox is where brands, retailers, manufacturers, designers, and even the public-at-large can access education, training, and resources related to facilitating and incentivizing the proper treatment of wastewater in the consumer goods industry.
Why isn’t wastewater treated?
There are many reasons wastewater may not be treated. One is that people simply don’t understand the problem. Another is that once they do understand, they do not have the knowledge and tools to address the problem. One big reason wastewater goes untreated is that manufacturers lack the support needed to do so. Treating wastewater is expensive, and with increasing pressure to lower costs, manufacturers must make tough decisions.
Who is The Sustainability Consortium?
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) is a global non-profit organization working to transform the consumer goods industry by partnering with leading companies to define, develop, and deliver more sustainable products.
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) is a
global organization leading the transformation
of the consumer goods industry to deliver more
sustainable consumer products. TSC convenes
diverse stakeholders and members to build
science-based decision tools and solutions that
address sustainability issues.