Thames Water will offer discounts to housing developers who commit to building new properties fitted with low water using devices like showers and washing machines and use rainwater or ‘grey water’ for toilet flushing and watering plants.

In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Mat Toy, international water director at Atkins, examines  the circular economy and what the water industry could learn from it.

UK businesses are being urged to consider a fresh approach to managing their water usage and disposal through a new sustainable management concept, which promises to underpin business resilience and generate cost savings.

The belief there is an endless supply of clean fresh water and an apparent squeamishness about recycled water are serious barriers to better use of the vital resource in UK homes and businesses, experts have warned.