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Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue Singapore, a Southeastern Asian city-state of 5 million residents, has been recycling treated municipal wastewater to increase its freshwater supply for seven years. The process works so well that the city is now branding the same water as bottled NEWater for drinking, and supplying beautiful fountains like this one at the NEWater recycling plant.

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Bottling Wastewater Expands Island’s Oasis—Singapore’s NEWater Path to Independence

by Brett Walton January 14, 2011March 14, 2025

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Heavy Rainfall Hampers Tea Markets in India and Sri Lanka

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Drought and Deluge: Food Supplies in an Era of Climate Change

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Bottling Wastewater Expands Island’s Oasis—Singapore’s NEWater Path to Independence

Heavy Rainfall Hampers Tea Markets in India and Sri Lanka

Drought and Deluge: Food Supplies in an Era of Climate Change

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