Stop flushing drinking water, reuse water forever | Hard Reset

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Water shortages are becoming more and more frequent. Even in the US, aging infrastructure, contaminated wells, and failing septic systems leave millions without access to clean water. But wastewater infrastructure has barely changed in the last 250 years. Until now: Epic Cleantec has engineered a way to cut water use 50% with their water system that mimics the way astronauts reuse water in space.

Epic’s system captures water from dishwashers, toilets, showers, and faucets before it goes to the sewer, putting it through an advanced treatment in the basement of that building to turn waste water into clean water as well as fertilizer and renewable energy.

After you flush, or turn off the faucet, you probably don’t think much about where the water goes. But here’s why you should.

00:00: Welcome to Hard Reset
01:06: Recycling water in space
01:43: Treating water in your home
02:50: Epic Cleantec HQ
08:20: The tech in real life
10:12: Water savings potential
16:28: Growing water shortages

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