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A weekly blog on all things wastewater
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Are schools the answer to wastewater outcomes?
“By 2050, there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish” Greenbatch, from the 2016 World Economic Forum The quote that started it all. Darren Lomman, Engineer, Social Innovator and Greenbatch CEO and Founder, was astounded to find out that a whole 0% (zilch, nada) of Western Australia’s plastic was reprocessed in WA when… Read more
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Can we regulate microplastics out of wastewater?
Thought we left microplastics behind us in “Are our clothes in wastewater?” Yeah I thought so too…But today we’re back with more on the little plastic bad boys that regularly appear in my nightmares (a bit dramatic, I know, but it’s thesis crunch time…I’m feeling it). These itty-bitty plastics come up again today because we’re… Read more
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Water we going to do about our future water needs?
When our dams started drying up and Perth could no longer rely on rainwater and groundwater to meet our growing water demands, our Government invested big in water infrastructure. Since 2001, there has been $2.2 billion spent on climate-independent water infrastructure. Of this, desalination plants have had the biggest impact in providing a constant supply of… Read more
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Are our clothes ending up in wastewater?
Let’s go back 12 years. It’s 2007, I was wearing a denim mini skirt over cropped leggings, Britney had shaved her head and polyester took over as the worlds dominate fibre. While I moved on from that questionable fashion choice (It was in at the time, I promise!) and Britney made it through those rough… Read more
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