Uses of Recycled Water in Horticulture
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
What is recycling?
RECYCLING is a widely recognised concept in solid waste management. It is the process of recovering and reusing waste products from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and industries, thereby reducing the burden on environment.
Recycling can turn the wasted resources that end up on street corners into a valuable commodity to boost agricultural production and fertility of soil. It helps in providing new jobs, developing new skills and contributing to community projects and social cohesion.
Recycling can also reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and incineration. There are numerous reasons of recycling, including cost saving, extended landfill span, resource conservation, energy conservation, economic development, pollution prevention and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years environmental benefits of recycling have become a major component of waste management programme.
What is recycled water?
Water recycling is a generic term for water reclamation and reuse, where the resulting water is referred to as recycled water. This term will be used throughout this document, but you might also find a number of other terms used in the water industry. These include:
• Water reclamation • Water recycling • Water reuse • Wastewater • Sewage effluent • Reclaimed water • Grey water
Water recycling can include:
• Recycling of wastewater from previous uses. This generally means the reclamation of water from domestic sewage effluent or municipal wastewater. These waters may be recycled from bathroom and laundry effluents (grey water), from the entire domestic sewage stream (black water) or from municipal wastewater
Recycling of water from agricultural and industry wastewater. Recycled water can be either or both of the above waters.
Stormwater, greywater, rainwater and treated effluent are all alternative water supplies that, when treated
INTRODUCTION
What is recycling?
RECYCLING is a widely recognised concept in solid waste management. It is the process of recovering and reusing waste products from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and industries, thereby reducing the burden on environment.
Recycling can turn the wasted resources that end up on street corners into a valuable commodity to boost agricultural production and fertility of soil. It helps in providing new jobs, developing new skills and contributing to community projects and social cohesion.
Recycling can also reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and incineration. There are numerous reasons of recycling, including cost saving, extended landfill span, resource conservation, energy conservation, economic development, pollution prevention and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years environmental benefits of recycling have become a major component of waste management programme.
What is recycled water?
Water recycling is a generic term for water reclamation and reuse, where the resulting water is referred to as recycled water. This term will be used throughout this document, but you might also find a number of other terms used in the water industry. These include:
• Water reclamation • Water recycling • Water reuse • Wastewater • Sewage effluent • Reclaimed water • Grey water
Water recycling can include:
• Recycling of wastewater from previous uses. This generally means the reclamation of water from domestic sewage effluent or municipal wastewater. These waters may be recycled from bathroom and laundry effluents (grey water), from the entire domestic sewage stream (black water) or from municipal wastewater
Recycling of water from agricultural and industry wastewater. Recycled water can be either or both of the above waters.
Stormwater, greywater, rainwater and treated effluent are all alternative water supplies that, when treated