Not one wastewater treatment solution is suitable for every application, so it’s essential to find the one that fits your budget and future water and energy needs.
Depending on where you are in the world, you may or may not have a water sourcing problem. But if you do, you need a strategy to cut excessive use and find methods to reuse water when possible. With the right strategies, you can also decrease wastewater surcharges from your publicly owned treatment works (POTW) and maybe even recoup some energy out of your wastewater.
For at least five years now, improving the water-use ratio has been a very integral part of food and beverage companies’ sustainability goals. For example, the Coca-Cola Company achieved its goal to reduce the water-use ratio in its manufacturing operations by 20 percent from a 2004 baseline, according to its 2011-2012 Sustainability Report.