Author Archives: somethingsinthewater

So, in doing some research for this week’s blog, I found some very disturbing facts about our trash. Australia is actually one of the highest producers of waste (per person) in the world, and each year the average Australian family makes enough trash to fill their home. It seems that the first world countries generateContinue reading “Discussing Dirty and Talking Trash!”

So, 1.8 BILLION people at risk of of waterborne diseases, because of a lack of wastewater treatment. The graph below shows the percentage of wastewater treated before released back into the environment for all countries, and how much plastic marine debris is mismanaged. The major issue here is that legislation for wastewater treatment and releaseContinue reading “Warring with Worldwide Wastewater Legislation Policies”

You press the flush button on the toilet, you have showers and let water run down the sink, where does it all go and how does it get there? In Australia, there are 300000kms of water and wastewater pipes, enough to wrap around the earth 6 times. And of course, the world’s population is growing,Continue reading “Whisking Our Wastewater Away”

Have you ever wondered, ‘Where does our water come from?’ Well of course we all have, but the question that nobody really asks is ‘Where does our used water go?’ Personally, I haven’t ever really considered where our wastewater ends up. Why should I care, if I’m not the one to deal with it? ThisContinue reading “Flushing and Forgetting is Foolish and Foul”