6 Benefits of Recycling Water You Need to Know About
The water we’re using today is the same water we’ve been using since the dawn of time; this is possible due to recycling water. It’s also essential since Earth’s water supply won’t increase with time. Because of this, we only have so much water to work with.
While reusing the same water over and over again might seem unhygienic, recycling water is a process that occurs naturally. It can also be done using technology to speed up the process and ensure there’s enough water for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes.
While our focus is industrial wastewater, there are numerous other benefits to consider.
What Is Recycled Water?
Recycled water is wastewater that’s been thoroughly treated to remove solids and impurities from the water to ensure it’s safe to use in a variety of settings. Common recycled water sources include domestic sewage, industrial wastewater, and stormwater runoff.
How clean the water is depends on the water source and how highly treated the water is before being reused. The higher the water treatment, the better the recycled water's quality.
Regardless of how well-treated the water is, you need to know about the benefits of recycling water.
6 Benefits You Need to Know About
1. Recycling sustains freshwater supply - While water covers most of the Earth, only 3% of that water is deemed “freshwater” and can be used. In many locations, clean water is not readily accessible, and industries must rely on recycling water to take the burden off the freshwater supply.
2. Recycling keeps industrial wastewater out of waterways - This type of wastewater is discharged after industrial processes. With approximately 80% of this highly polluted wastewater flowing back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused, many water systems are being destroyed.
When a company recycles wastewater, they are cleaning the water up to a set standard, reusing it multiple times, and then ultimately, at the end of the water’s usable life, disposing of it in an eco-friendly way into the environment.
3. Recycling enhances wetlands - Wetlands are home to many plants and animals and act as a filtration system for nature, keeping pollutants out and reducing floods.
Wetlands are an essential part of our ecosystems. Recycling water enhances wetlands by allowing the water from streams and rivers to flow into the wetlands instead of being taken for other uses.
It’s not uncommon for industries to take water from those streams and rivers, causing the wetlands to dry up. This isn’t good for our ecosystem, making recycling water so important.
4. Recycling improves sustainability - Sustainability focuses on ensuring that everyone’s needs are met while preserving resources for future generations that will also need them. With only 3% of earth’s water being usable freshwater, industrial sustainability through recycling of wastewater is of utmost importance.
5. Recycling helps avoid non-compliance fees - Strict discharge regulations often exist for handling wastewater. Recycling water is a great way to avoid the non-compliance fees you could be charged if you don’t meet the regulations. In many cases, companies will be charged $1,000s of dollars a day for violations cutting into profit margins.
6. Recycling is cost-effective - While some systems are expensive, you can use a cost-effective filtration system that recycles the water. The environment benefits, you decrease how much you’re spending, and future generations will have the water they need.
These 6 reasons why recycling water will benefit your industrial water supply. Even if your work doesn’t directly correlate with every single reason, there are indirect benefits that will positively impact the environment for years to come.
Recycle Your Water with WTRBox from J.Mark Systems
With J.Mark Systems’ WTRBox Water Reuse systems, recycling water is much easier, pre- and post-process. Water from most industrial processes can be effectively and efficiently treated for reuse with a WTRBox system.
With WTRBox, you’ll reduce expenses and decrease your impact on natural water resources while increasing your business’s ESG credibility. WTRBox systems can recover up to 90% of feed water and 70% of wastewater.
J.Mark Systems offers decades of experience, experts who have installed hundreds of water filtration systems, and a comprehensive database of practical water treatment knowledge. We’ll deliver quality to you every step of the way.
Get started with a free water optimization audit, and see what J.Mark Systems can do for your industrial water supply.