0000566314 00000 n James L.D., Sharp Jr J., Herman J.S. energy, agri-food systems, sustainable consumption/production) and an effective framework to address the challenges of global environmental change. Towards circular economy - a wastewater treatment perspective, the 0000564699 00000 n Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material. Water is therefore often reused immediately after the first use, which implies that subsequent use will be located nearby. Lane, R.; Bettini, Y.; McCallum, T.; Head, B.W. https://www.mdpi.com/openaccess. endobj Water is an essential natural resource and is used for economic purposes as a critical input for agriculture, industry, electricity generation and urban and recreational activities [1, 2]. Available online: Marsh McLennan. Palgrave Macmillan, Book The report highlighted successful examples across Europe that have initiated a new socio-economic paradigm, aiming to foster more efficient use of resources by minimising waste. ; Kleijnen, J.; Moher, D. The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: Explanation and elaboration. [ /ICCBased 515 0 R ] 0000464769 00000 n << /N 4 A variation of Replace could be the substitution of high-quality water with lower-quality water, for instance, using greywater for irrigation, cleaning or flushing operations [52]. Hartley, K.; van Santen, R.; Kirchherr, J. Al-Saidi, M.; Das, P.; Saadaoui, I. Circular Economy in Basic Supply: Framing the Approach for the Water and Food Sectors of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. Annu Rev Environ Resour 39:469494, Scholz M (2018) Sustainable water treatment: engineering solutions for a variable climate. So Paulo state. The common definitions of the CE generally relate to industrial activities in the socio-economic system as a whole [22], but appear to be inadequate to capture the multifaceted aspects of water. Google Scholar, OShea G, Luoto S, Bor S, Hakala H, Nielsen IB (2021) The circular water economy and the seven Cs. This study provides conceptual clarity and consistent terminology in order to further the transition to a fully fledged CEW. 0000457441 00000 n In 2018 the World Bank launched the Wastewater: From Waste to Resource initiative in the LAC region, to address thewastewater challengeand raise awareness among decision makers about the potential of wastewater as a resource. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors only. 0000417153 00000 n However, the words water and strategies can be used in articles not specifically discussing water or CE strategies; for this, the preliminary results needed to do be distilled through an attentive reading of the text to eliminate the items not in line with the research objectives. It implies the re-design/restructuring of the operative aspects of water use such as the practices, processes, policies, facilities and technologies. 217239). Insights for World Water Week 2019was prepared for and shared during the event. This strategy can be applied across sectors, for example, in domestic consumption with wellness showers combining water and air bubbles or water-saving dishwashers; in the agricultural sector, it can be applied by using precise irrigation or crops requiring less water or in the industrial sector by using processes that demand less water such as solar water heating processes that do not require steam. Stoller, M. Circular economy of wastewater streams by means of membrane technologies. Frontera . ACTION 2: Build the utility of the future by shifting away from wastewater treatment plants to water resource recovery facilities, thereby realizing wastewaters value. water saving, harvesting). /O 1111 Normative aspects should consider enabling mechanisms such as a system of incentives and benefits for implementing CEW initiatives such as nutrient Recover or the use of disincentives like taxation to discourage wasteful linear processes. Sustainability 13(6):3313, Mannina G, Badalucco L, Barbara L, Cosenza A, Di Trapani D, Gallo G, Helness H (2021) Enhancing a transition to a circular economy in the water sector: the EU Project WIDER UPTAKE. 0000458999 00000 n methane in food residuals see also below) or organic material (e.g. The second definition is a consequence of reducing water use, while the third is a way to reduce water use. Circular Economy of Water: Definition, Strategies and Challenges, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-022-00165-x, The Uniqueness of Water and a Definition of the CEW, Strategies for the Circular Economy of Water, https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000374715.locale=en, https://www.fertinnowa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/6-Thompson-The-fertigation-bible.pdf, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Waste Manage Res 34(7):593594, Chen CY, Li WT, Pan SY (2021) Performance evaluation of cascade separation for a humic substance and nutrient recovery from piggery wastewater toward a circular bioeconomy. Skip to main content Close Search Google Scholar, Van Hullebusch ED, Bani A, Carvalho M, Cetecioglu Z, De Gusseme B, Di Lonardo S, Zeeman G (2021) Nature-based units as building blocks for resource recovery systems in cities. The set of strategies is shown in Fig. The Flemish government is taking circularity seriously, and a Vision 2050 strategy was identified for the Flanders region. Circular economy model framework in the European water and wastewater [12,13,14]). 617 0 R 618 0 R 619 0 R ] The role of water reuse in the circular economy - ScienceDirect United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), ISBN UNESCO 978-92-3-100413-1. One of the key advantages of adopting circular economy principles in the processing of wastewater is that resource recovery and reuse can transform sanitation from a costly service to one that is self-sustaining and adds value to the economy. That being said, CE strategies and solutions require favourable conditions if they are to be adopted successfully. mud and proteins) [78,79,80]. Extraction requires defined processing and technologies depending on what is being recovered, whether this be nutrients (e.g. Available online: Colella, M.; Ripa, M.; Cocozza, A.; Panfilo, C.; Ulgiati, S. Challenges and opportunities for more efficient water use and circular wastewater management. Watari, T.; McLellan, B.; Giurco, D.; Dominish, E.; Tezuka, T. Environmental impacts and demand-supply balance of minerals for the transition to a low-carbon energy system. W3gLC#u!MMMEvAmsFVNAGLwA,llsn+!B". Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips, Not logged in In addition, awareness must be raised on the range and scope of CEW strategies. 0000563102 00000 n exhaust hot water in steelmaking). Products & Services: The online catalogue where you meet your manufacturers, suppliers and distributors. We affirmed that most of the articles were published in Europe, followed by America and Asia. The Global State of Water Reuse | Fluence Furthermore, governments and water authorities are responsible for designing the most effective water governance mechanisms and arrangements (such as centralised/decentralised; public, private, or mixed solutions) for the CEW in light of local specificities and contextual factors. 0000502186 00000 n A solution by Dutch company DyeCoo is using circular-economy logic to tackle the problem, by reducing water and reusing carbon dioxide (CO2). The case studies analyzed show that wastewater projects usually happen in an ad hoc fashion, with no national or regional planning; the enabling factors (including water scarcity and distance to the nearest water source) are often physical and local. [28]). Please note that many of the page functionalities won't work as expected without javascript enabled. Please contact our Sr Brand Marketing Manager Annelie Koomen. The caveat concerns factors that are not considered as strategies. This study proposes defining Reuse as using water again for the same or another purpose without any treatment. Here, recycling water involves an articulated system of membranes, photobioreactors and a pool of algae and bacteria. >> To avoid undesirable lock-in, policy makers need to keep resource recovery in mind when planning wastewater investments. Over the years, these resource-intensive activities and global environmental change have increasingly affected water quality and availability worldwide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------, The case studies analyzed, workshops with key stakeholders, and lessons learned in the LAC region suggest that four main actions are needed to achieve a paradigm shift in the sector. Forslund, A.; House, S.W. 0000516919 00000 n Companies are being supported, as part of a 2017 "Circular Flanders" programme to close water loops and demonstrate projects that could be scaled-up to benefit the local communities. [23,24,25,26,27]). 0000564969 00000 n 2 summarises the definition of each strategy for the CEW. 0000540149 00000 n 2021. We argue that water is a unique element because it is a resource, a product and a service with no equivalent in the economic system and, as such, formulated a specific definition of the CEW with nine strategies Rethink, Avoid, Reduce, Replace, Reuse, Recycle, Cascade, Store and Recover. The existence of subsidies, however, does not mean that the sector must rely on conventional financing without taking advantage of market conditions and incentives to enhance sustainability. /ViewerPreferences << /Direction /L2R /DisplayDocTitle true >> Ann Rev Heat Transf 15(15):93129, Banchero M (2020) Recent advances in supercritical fluid dyeing. The Scopus and Google Scholar tools were used giving the best conditions for data analysis. A modelling testbed to demonstrate the circular economy of water All these factors make it economically and physically challenging to replace water with other substances. Latin America and the Caribbean Region. 0000458179 00000 n A sample of 64 articles was found through interactive keyword selection. Ecol Econ 146:497506, Grafton RQ, Williams J, Perry CJ, Molle F, Ringler C, Steduto P, Udall B, Wheeler SA, Wang Y, Garrick D, Allen S (2018) The paradox of irrigation efficiency. Montevideo, Uruguay: Workshop, November 2018. (ed)Research Handbook of Innovation for a Circular Economy. 0000395979 00000 n xILQ73SZ-^"*E4TK$L<&-Xn,.71hCciU"g_&{ 0bnYP) |?jCY~H53)VccQhuzCBJs2TW u`0D#km[bKs@mWUt=wBW]qwGxg9MVmZ6o]~ 7l.32kOuAizV9}~d= $HI^Pl)A 2y"RGEB*=HxL?xi xlv@Gh#lj!Mld J 8 !Nc^2C!"WQJ #^90P4,loNt$KB*%.8I#AwP&fhe7"DMRd J+JvelIB7@SR4ph9Tat4f/[UFGR[EUTA]0$ZQ`V>@% 0000563162 00000 n Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly Paula, J.; Marques, R. Water value integrated approach: A systematic literature review. Call for Papers: Water system transformation and - ResearchGate Furthermore, water is easily available due to a large network of infrastructures that have been built and maintained over a long time. Recover refers to the retrieval of valuable materials (i.e. A preliminary report, Shifting Paradigms: From Waste to Resource: Preliminary Insights for the Latin America and Caribbean Region for the World Water Forum 2018, was prepared for and shared during the event and feedback solicited from participants. A great deal ofapplied research has been published, but the theoretical understanding of the CEW is still developing, and the terminology is employed ambiguously. /Root 512 0 R Water Reuse Within a Circular Economy Context. PDF Water in Circular Economy and Resilience (WICER) - World Bank Futures 92:5969, Gacia E, Bernal S, Nikolakopoulou M, Carreras E, Morgado L, Ribot M, Marti E (2019) The role of helophyte species on nitrogen and phosphorus retention from wastewater treatment plant effluents. Technische rapportage veldproeven met watermaatregelen Stegeren. It keeps water longer in the human-managed water system, postponing its return to the natural system, allowing other uses at different points in time. These percentages are surprising given the regions levels of income and urbanization. 0000568295 00000 n This category refers to the strategies devised to use water more efficiently or intensively than before. The act of storing deliberately is designed to retain water so it can be used again, generally within given periods of time. endobj those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of MDPI and/or the editor(s). 514 0 obj Frontera has voluntarily published annual Sustainability Reports since 2016 as part of its continuous and transparent disclosure efforts to highlight its ESG achievements and challenges. Available online: Dawoud, M.A. Water is a product when it is sold, but it is also embedded in products (as virtual water, e.g. In parallel, many published works speak about CE and water, while others do not mention the CE although dealing with its principles. 7 Citations 16 Altmetric Metrics Abstract The circular economy has attracted considerable attention also in relation to water, an indispensable element to the sustainment of life and a critical input resource for the world economy. Sewer-mining: A water reuse option supporting circular economy, public service provision and entrepreneurship. Here, we interpret Avoid as an extreme form of Reduce, in other words as a 100% reduction of water use. The aim of this paper is to systematically examine existing research published in the last five years on CE implementation in the water and wastewater sector. The role of water reuse in the circular economy - ScienceDirect In this context, the Commission has opened an online stakeholder survey, available until 31 August 2023 that aims to collect and analyse . 0000568110 00000 n They analyze the context and challenges, solutions, contract agreements and financial structure, benefits, enabling factors, and conclusions. /BleedBox [ 0.0 0.0 612.0 792.0 ] The challenges faced in the LAC region are not unique. Water itself can be recovered during Recover processes. In any sector, the CEW offers novel opportunities for innovation, governance, business models and water management together with new views on engineering and technological solutions (e.g. It also requires the development of approaches in which the water output from a process can constitute an input for another process in an environmentally sustainable, socially and economically viable manner. /Contents [ 580 0 R 610 0 R 611 0 R 612 0 R 613 0 R 614 0 R 615 0 R 616 0 R Corporate author : International Centre for Water Security and Sustainable Management Person as author : Shin, Eunher [editor] Person as author : Choi, Seo Hyung [editor] Person as author : Makarigakis, Alexandros K. [editor] Person as author : Sohn, Okjoo [editor] Person as author : Clench, Callum [editor] Person as author : Trudeau, Mary [editor] Water can be a durable, consumable good within a circular economy, making it a clear choice to embrace aggressive water reuse through closed-loop, zero-liquid-discharge (ZLD) systems in manufacturing. Energy recovery can be done in different ways depending on the form in which energy is available. 0000564138 00000 n Insights for World Water Week 2019, Showcasing the River Basin Planning Process through a Concrete Example: The Rio Bogota Cleanup Project, The Role of Modeling in Decision-Making in the Basin Approach, Investing in Wastewater in Latin America Can Pay Off, Wastewater Treatment: A Critical Component of a Circular Economy, Consideraciones sectoriales para el tratamiento sustentable de aguas residuales, Wastewater: from waste to resource. 0000457768 00000 n Ishii, S.K. Liberati, A.; Altman, D.G. The CE applied to water also represents ways to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) specifically SDGs 6 Clean Water and Sanitation, 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure and 12 Responsible Consumption and Production. Policy, institutional, regulatory and financial incentives for the development of waste-to-resource projects | Many reuse and resource recovery initiatives happen ad hoc, rather than in a systematic way at the regional or country level, because they are triggered by local conditions. Van Zyl, A.; Jooste, J.L. Participants provided feedback. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 7(23):1931119320, Gholizadeh Sarabi S, Rahnama MR (2021). Water recycling or reuse can alleviate the pressures on freshwater resources (e.g., the depleted groundwater resources or the polluted rivers) or provide additional water for local food production. methods, instructions or products referred to in the content. articles published under an open access Creative Common CC BY license, any part of the article may be reused without Arguably, all other CEW strategies include a Rethink component because they imply a certain degree of change/reshaping of facilities and processes employing water. Water is a focus for UNESCO as one of the Sustainable Development Goals, as Goal 6 is "Ensure access to water and sanitation for all". endobj Int J Water Resour Dev 35(4):551586, Yang L, Chen G, Zhang N, Xu Y, Xu X (2019) Sustainable biochar-based solar absorbers for high-performance solar-driven steam generation and water purification. The Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission has launched work on a study regarding Background Data Collection for Future EU End-of-Waste Criteria of Construction and Demolition Waste.. The report From Waste to Resource: Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean summarizes the work of the World Banks initiative Wastewater: From Waste to Resource, launched in 2018 to raise awareness among decision makers regarding the potential of wastewater as a resource. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. The subject areas in these articles come directly from Scopus. In. The CEW does also embrace traditional, socially innovative and nature-based solutions [29,30,31,32] as long as those solutions close loops, use water efficiently, prevent waste or maintain water quality for long periods. To improve sustainability, treatment plants should be viewed as water resource recovery facilities that recover elements of wastewater and use them for beneficial purposes. ; de Haan, F.J.; Deletic, A. Public-private partnerships in the water sector: A review. 0000565909 00000 n Kim said that while water reuse has benefits, including improved agricultural production and reduced energy consumption, is it not widely exploited due to a number of barriers, including the conventional approach of seeking new freshwater sources rather than reusing available water.
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