Chapter 4The Second Green Waste: Water
Just like energy, water is an integral part of operating any business. For some, water may play a much more important role in operations, but it is definitely a requirement for any business. Whether we use water in the production process, or use it in the running of an office or building, we all use it and need it. There are attractive, if not necessarily well-known, economic benefits to tackling this waste.
First, we need to understand that the waste of water is not necessarily in using it, but rather having to pay continually rising prices to consume it and to discharge contaminated water, both of which have a negative environmental impact. It is easy to see the economic benefits of eliminating this ...
