Water Stewardship

America Recycles Day: How Best To Recycle Your Water Filter
Water Stewardship · by Dr. Jonathan Doyle · 11/15/2021

America Recycles Day: How Best To Recycle Your Water Filter

Caring for the environment should be a collective responsibility. With American Recycles Day – November 15, 2021 – approaching, it is a good time to discuss viable ways to reduce environmental waste by buying eco-friendly products. Every household using a water filter to produce clean drinking water must replace these filter cartridges after some time. The frequency of the change depends on the model, water quality, and water usage. While home water filtration systems harm the environment less than plastic bottles, the used cartridges still constitute part of the landfill. But it is not all doom; recycling can help to mitigate this problem. Read on to find out how.

reverse osmosis waste water
Water Stewardship · by Dr. Jonathan Doyle · 9/27/2021

Production and Treatment of Waste Water in Reverse Osmosis Systems

The increasing demand for reverse osmosis water systems is not surprising, considering how advanced this water filtration technology is. Here is a blog that we wrote before that explains how powerful the reverse osmosis is: How Does a Reverse Osmosis Filter System Work? RO system efficiently removes contaminants, providing high-water, clean, and healthy water for drinking and cooking. However, it also produces wastewater – a major concern for users. Traditional reverse osmosis systems produce up to four cups of wastewater for every cup of filtered water. How is this possible?

Safe Drinking Water In 2021: Progress Made But So Much Further To Go
Water Stewardship · by Dr. Jonathan Doyle · 6/20/2021

Safe Drinking Water In 2021: Progress Made But So Much Further To Go

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) suggests that “Access to clean water is a fundamental human right and a prerequisite for the realization of many other human rights.” When the United Nations (UN) member countries established a plan for sustainable development in 2015, known as Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, clean water was high on the agenda.