The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) commits to promoting water recycling and safe reuse. UNECE will do this by fostering the exchange of experiences in the pan-European region and identifying policy and technical measures.
Switzerland commits to promote phosphorous recovery and reuse from wastewater.
The concept of circular economy is gaining more and more prevalence in current economic and environmental thinking. The discourse has evolved from talk of recycling to issues of reusing and upcycling as well as a complete rethinking of the entire way we organize our societies.